Factoid Friday – The Multitasking Myth
Studies show that a person who is interrupted takes 50% longer to accomplish a task and makes up to 50% more errors. Source: Brain Rules by John Medina “How do you prevent multitasking?
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Studies show that a person who is interrupted takes 50% longer to accomplish a task and makes up to 50% more errors. Source: Brain Rules by John Medina “How do you prevent multitasking?
No Comments + Read MoreWiki Wednesday is where we have 1 topic and several thoughts on the topic from Lean practitioners. “How do you engage people in your company to be more than just a ‘worker bee’” Please leave your thoughts on the comments section. Here are some thoughts to get you started: Number…
No Comments + Read MoreDuring my latest trip to one of my favorite stores Trader Joe’s I got to experience their bell system. There is only 1 or two dedicated checkout lanes and then when demand increases the bell is run 1x alerting more people to the front each time. Ring it 2x and…
No Comments + Read MoreTraditionally Lean is rooted in the operations side of the business. In larger businesses this is a great place to look to start a Lean transformation but what about in small and medium businesses? Sales and marketing are an excellent place to improve business. In small and medium businesses just…
No Comments + Read MoreAdults with high stress levels performed 50% worse on declarative memory tests (things you can declare) and executive function tests (the type of thinking that involves problem solving). Both are skills needd to excel in school and business. Source: Brain Rules by John Medina How does your company lower stress?…
No Comments + Read MoreWiki Wednesday is where we have 1 topic and several thoughts on the topic from Lean practitioners. “Is Lean different for small or medium business?” Please leave your thoughts on the comments section. Here are some thoughts to get you started: Lean is a very specific solution for business and…
No Comments + Read MoreToday’s post is inspired by twitter user @business901 who talks about Boyd’s Law applied to marketing. Boyd’s Law actually comes from aircraft dogfights and says that the person in the dog fight that can make the quicker adaptation/change will have the best chance for winning even if the other person…
No Comments + Read MoreCompanies with an adaptive culture that is aligned to their business goals routinely outperform their competitors. Some studies report the difference at 200% or more. source:http://management.about.com/cs/generalmanagement/a/companyculture.htm Why do you think the adaptive cultures are more profitable?
No Comments + Read MoreThank you to those who responded to yesterday’s wiki. If you didn’t get a chance or want to expand on your thoughts please post them to the comments. Yesterday’s wiki post: “What are other wastes in any other industry besides TIM WOOD (Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Over processing, Over production,…
No Comments + Read MoreWiki Wednesday is where we have 1 topic and several thoughts on the topic from Lean practitioners. “What are other wastes in any other industry besides TIM WOOD (Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Waiting, Over processing, Over production, Defects)” Please leave your thoughts on the comments section. Here are some thoughts to…
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