What a Rat taught me about Toyota Kata

What’s more rewarding — eating a piece of candy, or the sense of anticipation you feel just before you eat it? As far as your brain is concerned, it’s probably the latter. Cynergey’s Kes Sampanthar explains what dopamine reveals about the neuroscience of motivation. In Mike Rother’s book Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness Read More …

Standard Work in Sales & Marketing

Make no mistake about it; EXECUTION is what we are looking for from standard work. If you execute, you can do anything. When a company has a clear mission, and people know how their individual mission fits into the big picture, everyone paddles in the same direction. —Stephen Cooper The biggest influence on my ability Read More …

Five Secrets of Finding Clients

Why is it that some consultants, coaches, and other independent professionals have all the business they need, while others struggle by with only a few clients? Is there a hidden secret no one is telling you? The answer may be simpler than you think. In this special report, you will discover three things you may Read More …

Get Clients NOW! Answer Center

New in the Get Clients NOW!TM Answer Center Here are this month’s new additions to the Answer Center. (You need a password to log in.) How to Network at Professional Associations – Article by Donna Feldman An often overlooked place to network and find referral partners is professional associations. These associations serve people working in Read More …

Get Clients NOW! Special Offer

On October 10th, I will be starting my rendition of the Get Clients NOW!TM -28 Day program. This started as a basic referral, networking type program and with the influence of Social Media, I had introduced a special session on how use social media to extend the conversation. My Achieving Expert Status and Marketing your Read More …

Is Continuous Improvement Continuous?

In the LinkedIn, Association for Manufacturing Excellence Group there has been a discussion started about this presentation where they suggest that a standard is more like a target condition, and that the only way to maintain gains is to keep improvement moving forward. Their thoughts, hence the slideshow is that PDCA is better served by Read More …