Lean Thoughts

you and most of your competitors’ products are capable of delivering the same outcomes at approximately the same cost ... what's your Brand?

15 simple questions about the sustainable practices of your company.

A strong attribute within a Great Leader is their ability to just stand and observe. Here is a simple assist.

Proud of my plan I am already starting to celebrate my accomplishments but then I walk into the office and KABOOM

move from PDCA of process to CAPD … Check. Act, Plan, Do which allows you to act tactile and then plan strategic.

Labor is not the issue, it is most likely your process or processes that are impacting your organization.

Call someone back. It could pleasantly shock a customer.

Credit is tightening and no business system can keep pace with the changes in the market. Cash has always been King …

Vehicles are easy to build while still being complex … and at the base it is all about how you manage component replenishment.

"There’s a Link Between Effective Leadership and Getting Enough Sleep. In our hyper-connected, 24/7 world, many of us are losing sleep.

A successful Strategic Plan not only allows you to outline the direction that you want your business to take

By making sure people “stay busy” you are depriving yourself of information you must have to make rational management decisions.

Calculating you KANBAN Level

Right-brained people are often misfits

So what to do? … Like most you begin to review process(es) to identify and implement business improvements.

Ctrl, Alt Delete may be your answer to cure "Adjustitus" you have incurred during the past several years.

Suppliers typically cursed, abused and given a lot of grief, while in reality they can be a great resource of value, and innovation.

We have paused, denied, diverted, deviated, destructed, pivoted, innovated and of course prayed for normal to return.

she was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

After participating in a EVSM Workshop is people have never taken the time to observe the daily waste generated in their processes.