The Friday Video Series continues with Dr. Michael Balle, the Gemba Coach at the Lean Enterprise Institute. The next series of videos has a central theme of Kaizen. Dr. Balle starts out the program with a statement that floored me, Kaizen is profoundly individualistic. Dr. Balle is a multiple Shingo Prize winner as an author Read More …
When I start talking about speeding up the sales cycle the initial reaction is that the sales cycle is controlled by the customer and there is just not much we can do about that. I usually counter with, most companies understand that there is an average sales cycle time and if we just agree that Read More …
On the Business901 podcast, Lindsay Jackson Nichols discussed the business benefits of ISO Certification and how it can be used in conjunction with continuous improvement. Lindsay is the CEO of MOCG, a management consulting firm specializing in implementing process improvement and ISO based management systems. When you first think about, you may think that Quality Read More …
Take note of the individual sub-titles and discuss each section after it is completed. You can have a lot of fun with this and you may get a few surprises. It is actually a good exercise to use for training continuous improvement groups. I was able to actually use it in a webinar. About the Read More …
A few reasons to consider the Lean Marketing House book: Is there a reason to use Lean in Sales and Marketing? Do you have to be practicing Lean in the rest of the company? Is Lean Marketing the same as Agile Marketing? How does A3 problem solving relate to Marketing? Why is Social Media so Read More …
Webinar Registration Free Webinar…Lean Sales & Marketing: Title: Lean Sales & Marketing: The Final Frontier for the Lean Enterprise? Date: Friday, May 6, 2011 Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT Cost: No fee. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/536606993 Why is Lean Sales & Marketing the Final Frontier for the Lean Enterprise? Marketing activities such as developing promotion programs, branding, Read More …