5 Myths About Rapid E-Learning

I am starting to visit this blog fairly often and wanted to share it with others. Some great information about e-learning, a subject that touches all of us today. From The Rapid E-learning Blog: “Go to a learning conference today; use the words PowerPoint and e-learning in the same sentence and, typically, you’ll get lots Read More …

Rapid Problem Solving Method with Lean Six Sigma Healthcare

On the Business901 podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Nancy Riebling, Director of Operational Performance Solutions and a Master Black Belt for the North Shore- LIJ Health System. Change acceleration process is a philosophy & tool set designed to help overcome cultural barriers to change by creating a shared need, shaping a vision, & Read More …

Improve WIP, Cut Your Customers In Half!

A Theory of Constraints tactic is to cut your Work in process in half, and you will increase throughput. Many people resist this thought, but it is typically easily done in most TOC projects that have been tried. I listen to the TOC consultants and many are adamant about this fact. They will tell you Read More …

Jantsch is Experiencing Lean

Last week I wrote a blog post stating that I thought that Seth Godin was experiencing a lean transformation. I alluded to the fact that I thought John Jantsch, author of Duct Tape Marketing, was headed down the same path. After reading John’s blog post in the American Express Open Forum. I’m convinced! He said Read More …

Developing a Lean Culture

On the Business901 podcast, Jamie shared concepts and stories based on real-world Lean applications. We used The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean and the Lean Learning Center as the jumping off point but soon wandered into the development of a Lean Culture. The podcast explored how to get started in lean but maybe more importantly, how Read More …

Lean your Marketing thru Segmentation

How do you look at your marketing? Do you know where your leads come from? How are you processing leads to make them successful? In my recent blogs about marketing and the Theory of Constraints, I discussed the connections between each step of the marketing hourglass. Many organizations do not look at their sales and Read More …