I’ve had the privilege to know Jamie Flinchbaugh for a little over a year and a half now and recently he invited me to come to his companies “Lean Experience” Class. Here is the basic summary of the program: -It’s a 5 day immersion into Lean thinking-The agenda is packed…
No Comments + Read MoreFirst off Happy New Year to Everyone and I hope 2011 is a fantastic year for you all. Now for how to get to the root cause of a problem. I was working with a client who plays in the IT recruiting space and they have started some great activity…
No Comments + Read More“Lean” comes from manufacturing and is commonly called Lean Manufacturing but over the last 2 decades we’ve started seeing “Lean” in other industries. Industries including: -Software (Agile, and Lean Startup)-Health Care (Lean Healthcare)-Call Centers-And other service industries So where to next for Lean? Lean manufacturing will continue to grow in…
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No Comments + Read MoreMarkets are always changing but companies don’t always recognize the changes. According to Harvard Business Review Daily Stat 1/4 of all households now only have a cell phone and no land line. How have you seen the land line market change because of this shift in the market? How do…
No Comments + Read MoreIf you have read the E-Myth and in the book it talks about having a system put in place to be able to duplicate and expand your business. To do this you have to standardize processes. The biggest question I get is what to standardize. The question usually comes from…
No Comments + Read MoreEI (EQ) is tactical or immediate functioning, Cognitive (IQ) is strategic or long term capacity. IQ accounts for 4-15% of work performance, EQ averages 27% and can be as high as 60% source: MHS UK EQ can be broken down in to 5 areas: 1. Intrapersonal Skills2. Interpersonal Skills3. Flexibility4….
No Comments + Read MoreWord of mouth is no longer just an intimate act: Consumers post product reviews online and disseminate opinions through social networks. McKinsey research indicates that in developed markets, word of mouth has its biggest impact when consumers decide which products to consider and when they’re actively evaluating products — at…
No Comments + Read MoreAs a company when you traditional companies think about removing waste and “weight” they will commonly use layoffs or a reduction in force as a common tool. But that doesn’t address the root cause that gave rise to the need to shed employees. Here are some of the more common…
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