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Nope!!! You do not need Organizational First Aid
Nope !!! You do not need Organizational First Aid. Really and actually you do, but you just have not yet realized it yet.

Richard Kunst
Jun 8, 20212 min read


Flow it Right? or Flow it Left?
Cell Material Flow? Right or Left?? It’s all about perspective… hang on, I’ll explain. There is a science to production systems layouts....

Richard Kunst
Jun 6, 20213 min read


Cellular Process Design
Cells and Cellular Processing are at the heart of Lean. They appear simple but are far from simple.

Richard Kunst
Jun 6, 20213 min read


Ready to Form, Storm, Norm and Perform?
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel of a post-Covid world … so we need to get ready for yet another society shift..

Richard Kunst
May 30, 20215 min read


Leadership is a statistical Algorithm.
There are a plethora of Leadership books in print, and more are invading the marketplace constantly. Ultimately Leadership remains a...

Richard Kunst
May 23, 20214 min read


Conflict Clouds
A common conflict in business is doing whatever it takes to satisfy the customer (damn the costs) or maximize profitability (damn service)

Richard Kunst
May 16, 20213 min read


Lean should NOT be based on Respect for People.
It is about responsibility. Responsibility requires a huge commitment while respect is an attribute earned by being responsible. As...

Richard Kunst
May 9, 20215 min read


Add DEPTH of experience
Where to source materials?
Templates, Work Instructions and Brand Image?
Potential Failure Points?

Richard Kunst
May 9, 20211 min read


Is it really a concern?
A problem to solve?
A decision to Make?
A plan to protect?
An opportunity to leverage?

Richard Kunst
May 2, 20211 min read


Lean is as Simple as … Tuck in your Chair!
“Tuck in their Chair” it makes the area look neat and organized but it communicates respect for others, signals that you are done

Richard Kunst
Apr 25, 20214 min read


Total Productive Maintenance (and more)
This one simple form contains so many treasures of changing and sustaining change in your organization. On the surface it looks like a...

Richard Kunst
Apr 25, 20214 min read


Velocity - the Genesis of LEAN
Better, Faster = Cheaper or more appropriate higher customer value and improved margin.

Richard Kunst
Apr 11, 20215 min read


Change is Constant ... But adoption is tough to swallow
Life is defined on the day you are born and ends on the day you die. The time in between can be defined as “Value Add”.

Richard Kunst
Apr 11, 20218 min read


The Beauty of a Well Executed Plan
Meeting a plan is a thing of beauty and should not be accomplished by accident.

Richard Kunst
Apr 4, 20212 min read


Tick-tock, Tick-tock … Checklists are not insulting.
Tick-tock, Tick-tock … Checklists are not insulting.

Richard Kunst
Apr 4, 20214 min read


How much Empowerment have you granted within your organization?
The best definition of empowerment is “Freedom within Limits”.

Richard Kunst
Mar 27, 20212 min read


BAM !! Organizational First Aid Concept Delivers
This is why we launched Organizational First Aid !

Richard Kunst
Mar 21, 20212 min read


KAMISHIBAI CARDS
Kamishibai or also know as “T” cards is a simple check card system which is used for systematically reviewing critical items within the work

Richard Kunst
Mar 21, 20212 min read


Emotional Attachment Generates CASH
Emotional Attachment is not a methodology but the magnet for subliminal engagement.

Richard Kunst
Mar 14, 20213 min read


Output … What is your role and accountability?
Understanding exactly what is defined activity within your role and position.

Richard Kunst
Mar 14, 20213 min read
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