Don’t Start w Process, Start w Problem

In most of my presentations, I start at the very beginning by addressing the fact that for close to a decade now I have been presenting on the subject of using Lean in Sales and Marketing. Along the way, I have seen the gradual diminishing of Six Sigma influence and the rise of the Lean Read More …

Supply Chain Stack

This is a collection of 20 – Business901 Podcast Transcriptions, called Stacks (see below) through my Issuu channel: Supply Chain A collection of Business901 Podcast Transcriptions that centered on applying Lean, Six Sigma and Theory of Constraints to the Supply Chain. Several people included are Chad Smith, Carol Ptak, Amir Schrangenheim, Robert Martichenko, and others. Stacks Read More …

Lean Sales and Marketing Book Overview

Part of The Lean Minute Collection on YouTube This is a quick overview of a few of the books both old and new that have been written on applying continuous improvement (Lean and Six Sigma) in Sales and Marketing. CAP-Do (More Info): What makes CAP-Do so attractive is that it assumes we do not have Read More …

Lean Sales and Marketing Webinar

Lean Marketing hosted by SimpliLearn on November 18, 2015 | 10:30 am to 11:30 am CDT. Lean Sales and Marketing concept may differ from the more traditional approaches found in other parts of the Lean Enterprise. Its primary focus is not the discovery of waste but of process improvement with a very specific strategic intent; Read More …

Can Private Side learn from Public Side

Related Podcast and Transcription: Systems Thinking in Public Services Joe:  You deal so much in the public area, in the public service area, and we’re always thinking of what the public side can learn from the private side. What can the private side learn from the public side? Benjamin Taylor:  Wow, that’s a great question. Well, Read More …

Systems Thinking in Public Services

Benjamin Taylor is a founder and managing partner at RedQuadrant. Passionate about systems thinking, customer-led transformation, lean, and generally thinking about better ways to run and lead organisations, Ben holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and is accredited to run the power+systems organisation workshop and ‘when cultures meet’ workshop. You can find Ben on Twitter Read More …