30% Time Wasted Looking for Data, 50% Success Rate Finding It

A fact that Kim Robertson , the author of over 100 discipline specific training packages, 3 fiction books and articles for CM Trends and various other trade publications from industrial arts to Configuration Management, stated in a recent podcast. His latest collaboration Configuration Management: Theory, Practice, and Application is Excerpt from the Podcast: Joe:   One Read More …

What is the 7 Kata?

The book, The 7 Kata: Toyota Kata, TWI, and Lean Training, was published in 2012 and authored by Pat Boutier and Conrad Soltero. It received the Shingo Award for Research and Professional Publications from the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence. It discusses the blend of Training within Industry (TWI) with Kata in a very unique way. The Read More …

Using the Coaching Kata in Sales?

We over complicate most things, and when I think about Sales and Marketing, they certainly have their share of complications. I was reminded of how tough we seem to make things while reviewing Mike Rother’s Toyota Kata Website. It really can be rather simple. Kata seems to be the hot topic in Lean right now, Read More …

Business901 was interviewed on ZipLine

A few years ago, I was interviewed on ZipLine by Tony Scelzo and had forgotten all about it. In fact, Tony now does his interviewing over on The Line I never actually saw the interview till a couple of days ago and thought I would share it. Lean Sales and Marketing: Learn about using CAP-Do Read More …

Can HR find a use for TWI’s Job Relations?

I have extended my interest more deeply into Training within Industry (TWI) which was presented in a very unique way in the book, The 7 Kata: Toyota Kata, TWI, and Lean Training. The book was published in 2012 and authored by Pat Boutier and Conrad Soltero. It received the Shingo Award for Research and Professional Publications from Read More …

Making Complex Thinking More Organized

Timo ter Berg is the CEO of Critical Thinking, a leader in the development of software. They help people visualize and organize their thoughts combining innovative graphic display tools with the latest research on how to make complex thinking more organized and accessible. They host several products called Rationale and bCisive which can be found Read More …