According to biz-life strategist TEDx speaker Cortney McDermott, and new author of the book, Change starts within you, now is the perfect time to master your to-do list. “There’s something about the instant gratification of checking off or, even better, drawing a thick line through a ‘to-do,’” says McDermott, author of Change Starts Within You. “But it’s not about chasing gold Read More …
The video starts out as a discussion on Dan Matthews’ latest book, Teaching People to See: Toyota’s Secret to Creating Exceptionally Engaged and Empowered Employees and quickly evolved to the fundamental 8-step problem-solving process. However, it was a people versus a tool conversation embodied in the saying, See it, Solve it, Share it. In my mind, this Read More …
In recent discussions, we have kept Lean in its simplest form the last week with breaking it down to the 4 Cycles, CAP-Do, EDCA, PDCA, EDCA . We provided scope and assembled a team using the SALES acronym: https://business901.com/blog1/lets-make-lean-simple-again/. We used the Leval of Perspectives to understand the highest leverage of action we can take: https://business901.com/blog1/positioning-lean-for-success/. However, none Read More …
Upcoming Presentation This breakout session is part of the Lean Leadership Week, which includes the Lean People Development Summit and Lean Accounting/Management Summit hosted by Lean Frontiers in Savannah, GA on October 24th & 25th, 2017. For more information visit: http://www.leanfrontiers.com/leadershipweek/. Title: The Cascading Effects of Lean in Your Marketing Session Abstract: Marketing is becoming less Read More …
I was taught Lean is simple: Find a problem, Solve a problem. It really is that simple to get started. Using my interpretation of Lean thinking, we start by: Capture what you are doing (CAP-Do) Create your Standard Practice (SDCA) Take one of those practices improve on it (PDCA) Try something new explore (EDCA) The percentage Read More …
Between the two Savannah, GA summits, Lean People Development Summit and Lean Accounting & Management, a unique offering of workshops will be offered to both sets of attendees. However, the registration is open to anyone, you do not have to participate in either summit. If you live within 100 miles of Savannah, you can experience a half Read More …