I always find it interesting when Lean Organizations seek me out to help them with their sales and marketing. They typically have found me through the several zillion ways that you reach people but mainly because I am known for Lean Sales and Marketing or just Lean Marketing. I commend them that they are so Read More …
@KarenMartinOpEx, Karen Martin, author of The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence, is my podcast guest next week and this is an excerpt from the podcast. Joe: You bring up my next question and lead into it perfectly. Planning seems to be so taboo. Even the Read More …
Every Lean Enterprise practices all kinds of cycles with PDCA being the most prevalent. But has anyone ever asked you to include a Fluff Cycle? My idea of a Fluff Cycle is a deliberate effort to reward you after a period of intense concentration. Greg explains how he uses this technique to enable short bursts Read More …
Many organizations start practicing the tools of Lean and fail to understand that it is the people side that makes Lean effective. I have seen where organizations will develop the skill set of Value Stream Mapping, A3 Problem Solving or even Hoshin Planning. But spend little time developing a Lean attitude around the most basic Read More …
Lean Thinking continues to be one of the best resources for understanding “What is Lean”. Simply because it describes the thought process, the overarching key principles that must guide your actions when applying lean techniques and tools. From the Book description: Womack and Jones recommend that managers and executives embarking on lean transformations think about Read More …
We are always taught to seek perfection, continuously improve, constant iteration! Set a high standard, practically an unachievable goal and go for it! From Bill Reiter of Fox Sports: Maroney slips to silver in vault She knew it was off as it began, but there was no turning back. She would have to fight through Read More …