Leading the Way in Iowa Quality Training

Steven C. Wilson founded Wilson Consulting and Training Services,Inc (WCTS, Inc) as a process improvement consulting firm.  He has dedicated himself to this cause by training over 600 Six Sigma practitioners in over 70 companies in the state of Iowa. His training focuses on quality to  include  Lean, Theory of Constraints, Supply chain, Problem Solving Read More …

What will your workplace be like in 2020

Jeanne Meister, co-author of The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop, and Keep Tomorrow’s Employees Today discusses how online technologies and the advent of digital and social media are changing the ways in which companies source talent, customize employee development, and promote agile leadership. In this video Jeanne connects 2020 with TODAY! The 2020 Read More …

The Different Levels of Kaizen

Do you consider how Individual Kaizen affects your organization? Does your CEO create more waste than a production worker? The Friday Video Series continues with Dr. Michael Balle, the Gemba Coach at the Lean Enterprise Institute. This series of videos continues with a central theme of Kaizen. Dr. Balle is a multiple Shingo Prize winner Read More …

Gemba Coach talks PDCA

The Friday Video Series with Dr. Michael Balle, the Gemba Coach at the Lean Enterprise Institute recently competed a month long series on PDCA. As I reviewed the video, I found that over 30% of the material had been edited out. I have included the entire audio of the conversation as a podcast. Even if Read More …

Kaizen Coaches, are they needed?

Can we get through a self analysis without a coach? Will we be successful with individual Kaizen without instruction? The Friday Video Series continues with Dr. Michael Balle, the Gemba Coach at the Lean Enterprise Institute. This series of videos continues with a central theme of Kaizen. Dr. Balle is a multiple Shingo Prize winner Read More …

Can Kaizen be part of Standard Work?

The Friday Video Series continues with Dr. Michael Balle, the Gemba Coach at the Lean Enterprise Institute. This series of videos has a central theme of Kaizen. This particular video focuses on using Kaizen as part of standard work. Dr. Balle is a multiple Shingo Prize winner as an author of the The Gold Mine Read More …