Wiki Wednesday is where we have 1 topic and several thoughts on the topic from Lean practitioners. “Is transparency always a good thing in business?” Please leave your thoughts on the comments section. Here are some thoughts to get you started: I would say that transparency is a good thing…
No Comments + Read MoreJoe Dagger (@business901) was gracious enough to have me on as a guest on his podcast series talking about Lean Six Sigma in small and medium size businesses. You can find the pod cast at www.Business901.com
No Comments + Read MoreHave you ever worked a job and you were given little or no training, expected to perform at a high level, and when you make a mistake you are reprimanded. I’ve been on both sides of this situation and I can tell you that you that it will demoralize your…
No Comments + Read More40% [of companies] reported that downsizing did not result in reduced expenses and more than 60% did not experience higher profits after cutting staff Source: Estok, D. (1996, June 3). The High Cost of ‘Dumbsizing.’ Maclean’s 109, 28-9 Why are companies so quick to pull the layoff card? My thoughts…
No Comments + Read MoreThinking Thursday is a day to think about something besides lean, business improvement, six sigma, or the usual items discussed. Sometimes topics can relate to the business world and other times it’s just plain fun.I came across this question just surfing the internet and I thought it was something noteworthy….
No Comments + Read MoreWiki Wednesday is where we have 1 topic and several thoughts on the topic from Lean practitioners. “If you were doing a VSM for news reporting how many customers would you have and what would be the value that is delivered?” Please leave your thoughts on the comments section. Here…
No Comments + Read MoreI wrote a blog post recently on Motivating Employees Without Money where I talk about different techniques you can use to motivate your workforce without giving out money. You have to understand how to motivate people from a psychological standpoint. Motivation comes from several factors but how do you…
No Comments + Read MoreWhat motivates employees? It’s not necessarily money. Here are factors that motivate employees from a Business week article in 2008: Empowerment to Make Decisions Opportunities for Growth & Development Variety Mutual Support and Respect Sense of Purpose Desirable Future Find out more at an article Motivating Employees Without Money
No Comments + Read MoreEvery business school will tell you a company exist to make money. I think this paradigm will lead to very poor businesses. A business does need to make money but if you look at the most successful businesses their primary goals aren’t to make money. In the book Build To…
No Comments + Read MoreWiki Wednesday is where we have 1 topic and several thoughts on the topic from Lean practitioners. “In 140 characters or less how do you sustain lean?” Today’s post was inspired by @LeanBlog on Twitter. I’ll be posting the comments to twitter throughout the day and if you have a…
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