Start your Visual Thinking Process with Mind Mapping

Leonardo daVinci did it, Aristotle did it, should you? Mind mapping is widely understood term but few people utilize it. I am amazed that even in our school systems that it still does not replace linear note taking. Mind Map represents the best of both worlds by resembling the visual aspects of a flow chart Read More …

Lean Six Sigma Marketing Coach

I was one of a group of eleven Duct Tape Marketing™ Coaches to be certified recently in the Duct Tape Marketing program. This award was presented at the annual gathering in Boulder, Co. this October. John Jantsch, author of Duct Tape Marketing and founder of the Duct Tape Marketing organization developed this initiative and established Read More …

Kaizen, Kaizen, Kaizen – Why so many?

A shorten definition for Kaizen is continuous improvement and the Kaizen Event is a team based activity that focuses on a continuous improvement. The team is very often a cross-functional team that will be brought together for a short period of time. I think a great way to use Kaizen is for nibbling on the Read More …

Improve Marketing Cycle, Increase Revenue

The very best thing about organizing and “systemizing” your marketing is that you now have more tools at your disposal to understand and facilitate but not manipulate your customer’s efforts. I use the Duct Tape Marketing Hourglass as an example, but there are other similar methods and maybe a system of your own that would Read More …

Can I meet you at the AME Conference?

I will have the pleasure of assisting Systems2win at the upcoming AME, Association of Manufacturing Excellence, Kentucky 2009 International Lean conference to be held October 19-23, 2009. Systems2win is a supplier of Lean Six Sigma software tools and will be highlighting their Value Stream Mapping/Management system and their Standard Work template. The AME event celebrates Read More …

Analyzing Failure on Projects

Affilite Post of the Week: Content is from the Ten Step Project Management Newsletter written by Tom Mochal. Visit The TenStep Store for templates, eBooks, PMP prep material and many other project management products. Analyzing Failure on Projects: Success and failure are integral to individual and corporate growth. Success is relatively easy to handle. Few Read More …