Often times in the business world we want to hit the home run. Heck at every company I worked at there were awards for hitting “home runs!” But what about all the base hits and sacrifice fly balls? I’m not trying to confuse the business world with baseball but the…
+ 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. Today’s topic is about being lean but not about being “Lean.” It’s a topic that…
+ 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….
+ 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…
+ 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 love it when I see the news and they ask a question to a…
+ 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,…
+ Read MoreMy friend Mark Graban is on Karl Waddensten’s “Lean Nation” radio show toay February 11th at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST for a live show to talk about Lean in hospitals an talk about his book “Lean Hospitals”. Please call in to the show 401-437-5000 or 888-345-0790. Thank you…
+ 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 The Differences With Traditional And Lean Management” The wiki is a divergent wiki. A convergent wiki is…
+ 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: “Are Lean and Six Sigma Compatible?” The wiki is a divergent wiki. A convergent wiki is looking for 1…
+ 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: “How do you influence an organization to start “Lean” in some shape or form outside of manufacturing?” The wiki…
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