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CULTURE exists everywhere
as soon as two people collaborate a culture is created.

Richard Kunst
Oct 29, 20234 min read


How to Improve Operational Efficiency Under Pressure
The morning became my sanctuary for addressing the immediate challenges that disrupted the smooth flow of our operations.

Richard Kunst
Oct 22, 20233 min read


CAN YOU INVERT YOUR POWER TRIANGLE ??
Ditch "Command and Control" and learn to embrace "Servant Leadership"

Richard Kunst
Oct 15, 20234 min read


Get LASER Focused on ATTENDANCE
I quickly became overwhelmed about how fixated and anal the Senior Management Team was about Team Member Attendance.

Richard Kunst
Oct 1, 20234 min read


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.

Richard Kunst
Sep 12, 20232 min read


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
Sep 5, 20232 min read


My Aisles Cultural Adjustment Continues
my daily walk in the plant was like navigating an obstacle course ...

Richard Kunst
Sep 3, 20233 min read


Evaporate !! Conflict Clouds
Are you are like me getting upset being forced to use Self-Checkouts? Then we have become the victim of a very active Conflict Cloud

Richard Kunst
Aug 27, 20234 min read


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 20, 20234 min read


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 13, 20234 min read


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
Aug 6, 20235 min read


2 Factors to Enhance Business Throughput
To enhance throughput in your business, we need to consider two factors:
* Speed
* Process time

Richard Kunst
Jul 30, 20232 min read


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 30, 20232 min read


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
Jul 23, 20233 min read


4 Supply Chain Lessons from Ford Motor Company
As the company continues to innovate, many businesses can learn a few supply chain lessons from Ford.

Richard Kunst
Jul 8, 20236 min read


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 28, 20235 min read


Sometimes the most important lesson is to play nice
Etiquette, At least, that’s what it was called in my generation.

Richard Kunst
Jun 24, 20233 min read


Hosting Better Meetings
Meetings are necessary tools – but not in the manner many are run.

Richard Kunst
Jun 18, 20232 min read


Clean to Inspect
the touch of the human hand while cleaning is the world’s most sensitive instrument

Richard Kunst
Jun 11, 20232 min read


Innovation + Speed = Responsiveness … For Success
Many Product or Process launched using the Hand Grenade methodology.

Richard Kunst
May 31, 20234 min read
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