Affiliate Marketing an easy way to make money – Fact or Fiction

What prompted this post was a blog post on American Express Open Forum by Chris Brogan. Chris is one of my favorite bloggers and someone that I have always held in very high esteem. However, when I read his post it left me the impression that he made Affiliate Marketing seem like an easy way Read More …

Are you thinking about Lean this year?

Here is a question I asked Jim Lewis, author of the Story of a Lean Journey and co-author of a soon to be released book titled “The Perry Story”. Joe: Now you’ve talked a lot about the benefits someone can get from Lean by doing it, but how tough is it to achieve? I mean, Read More …

Top 15 Ways to Build Your Subscriber List

I just switched e-mail providers as of today and felt that Get Response has a lot to offer. Here is an affiliate post that I think you may find interesting on building your subscriber list. Email marketing can be profitable for any business, no matter what kind of product or service you offer. It is Read More …

Kaizen Event sounds a lot like a GE Workout

A shorten definition for Kaizen is continuous improvement and the Kaizen Event is a short-term team based activity that focuses on a localized continuous improvement effort. The team is very often a cross-functional team that will be brought together for a short period of time, typically 2 to 5 days. A Kaizen event can be Read More …

Using Value Stream Mapping in Lean

Drew was my guest on the Business901 Podcast. Our talked centered around how Drew uses the Lean tool of Value Stream Mapping. I think you may be surprised by a few of his answers. Drew is currently Managing Director for Change Management Associates. CMA provides Lean Enterprise Consulting and Organizational Development services to industrial and Read More …

Ebook on Lean Six Sigma Advocacy at Xerox

Aqua Porter was a guest on my podcast and this e-book is a transcription. Aqua is a Vice President of Corporate Lean Six Sigma Strategy at Xerox Corporation. She is an advocate for Lean Six Sigma at Xerox and has led many Black Belt projects including the nomination of Black Belt candidates and the growth Read More …