What Orchestras Teach Us About Business
Orchestras teach us a lot about business. In an orchestra, each musician plays a distinct instrument, contributing to the whole.
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Richard Kunst
- Sep 5
- 2 min
My Pivotal Moment ... and how I ran my plant with only 1 hour per day.
This is not enough Time !!!
Lead ... Follow ... or Get out of the Way !
Let me show you how.
Richard Kunst
- Aug 20
- 4 min
A Chair Changed Culture
When I arrived the meeting room looked like a bomb had just exploded in it. Initially, I played the role of MOM, but that was not my job.
Richard Kunst
- Aug 13
- 4 min
The Voice of Culture how I facilitated a cultural adjustment
Douglas the manager of a high-end appliance maker decided to advise me that all we produced was crap.
Richard Kunst
- Aug 6
- 5 min
How to Solve 5 Problems in Operations
A survey found 96% of respondents expected the addition of automation to increase . Yet, employees remain a central pillar of operations.
Richard Kunst
- Jul 30
- 2 min
Want to step into the future? Work your Capacity and Staff Planning
Meeting a plan is a thing of beauty and should not be accomplished by accident.
Richard Kunst
- Jul 23
- 3 min
YOKOTEN + ChatGPT perhaps a marriage made in heaven
Yokoten as a concept is incredibly powerful and effective, implementing it as a core concept is very difficult
Richard Kunst
- Jun 28
- 5 min
Switch your PDCA sequence for faster results
I strongly suggest that you change the Deming cycle to
Check, Act, Plan, Do (CAPD)
Richard Kunst
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Sometimes the most important lesson is to play nice
Etiquette, At least, that’s what it was called in my generation.
Richard Kunst
- Jun 18
- 2 min
Hosting Better Meetings
Meetings are necessary tools – but not in the manner many are run.
Richard Kunst
- May 7
- 4 min
Developing Accountability
How does a Leader come into a company as large as Ford - with its , multiple product lines, and international operations -stay aligned?
Richard Kunst
- Apr 21
- 4 min
Effective Succession Planning for Seamless Transitions
Let’s explore what a robust succession plan is, including identifying and developing internal talent.
Richard Kunst
- Apr 16
- 4 min
20 Habits of High Achievers
High achievers seem to always get so much done in so little time. How do they do it?
Richard Kunst
- Apr 7
- 4 min
Lean Value Stream ... Have you truly defined your value stream?
Operations are the first to apply Lean because that is where “Waste” is typically the most visible.
Richard Kunst
- Mar 19
- 4 min
Managing Customer Demand
those pesky Rush Order Requests always seem to come from (pick one or all)
1) the same customer
2) same sales person
3) same customer ser
Richard Kunst
- Mar 19
- 5 min
Slow Down … Go Faster
the implementation of Lean is more about changing the culture and the way people think and act than the actual adoption of tools.
Richard Kunst
- Feb 19
- 3 min
You Don't need AMAZING PEOPLE
a Lean Environment is where ...
Amazing Robust Processes can be staffed with Mediocre People !!!
Richard Kunst
- Feb 19
- 2 min
What is your Employee Retention Plan ?
something happens that gives an employee his or her first inkling that they may have made a mistake signing on with your organization.
Richard Kunst
- Feb 12
- 5 min
Once again, 5S+1 is not about just about creating a clean and organized environment
Once again, 5S+1 is not about just about creating a clean and organized environment
Richard Kunst
- Feb 5
- 3 min
QUICK RESPONSE QUALITY CONTROL
QRQC is described as a quick and comprehensive problem-solving process
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