Nice 5 minute Ted Talk by David Pogue with 10 tips on how to save time when using technology. First Name * Email * Other Helpful Links 5 Ways to Help Decide Your Top Priorities How to Influence Using Conversation How Quickly Should You Roll Out a Lean Transformation How…
+ Read MoreRadio interview with Dianne Zimnavoda CEO of RCF Technologies Link to the radio page Dianne has been the head of RCF Technologies since 1975 and has taken the company from $750,000 to over $3 Million. She blends her technical knowledge wither her unique ability to create a world class culture….
+ Read MoreThe Lean Way is on a Radio show this Thursday (5/15/2014) from 11:00-11:30 Eastern time. Link to radio show: Link to the radio show Topic: Using the Power of Conversations to Influence Change Date & Time 5/15/2014 Thursday 11:00 – 11:30 Eastern Time Register for a free 45 minute coaching…
+ Read MoreIn recent articles we talked about different factors that will cause a Lean Transformation to Fail. We talked about how strategy is critical and without a big picture of direction it becomes very difficult to manage a Lean Transformation. We also discussed that how fast or slow you move and…
+ Read MoreIn the last two series of “Why Lean is So Difficult” we introduced the concepts of why it is difficult and took a deeper dive into one of the reasons – Strategy. Now we’ll take a look at the second factor on why Lean efforts fail often and that’s the momentum…
+ Read MoreFrom Why is Lean So Difficult Part I we looked at the more common reasons why 98% of people who do Lean don’t get full results they want from it (Industry Week Survey). One of the main reasons is a lack of alignment usually do to a lack of a…
+ Read More“Going Lean” can be very exciting for a company because of the results it can produce. An engaged workforce, reduced costs, faster delivery times, better quality, and a competitive advantage in the market place to name a few. You hear companies like Toyota using it to compete in a very…
+ Read More“Innovation is anything but business as usual” – Anonymous Innovation can be broken down into two categories: 1) Evolutionary 2) Revolutionary Evolutionary innovation is applying existing solutions to existing problems ad revolutionary innovation is coming up with a new solution to a challenge. Evolutionary innovation is building a faster…
+ Read MoreLink to video Register for a free 60 minute coaching session with one of our expert consultants! We will advise you on the cultural elements at play in your organization and how to address them properly. You’ll get tips on specific tools that will give you a higher ROI and…
+ Read MoreThe goal for many companies is the always improve their business. So naturally this mean some sort of continuous improvement program being launched. Let’s take a look at some statistics on Lean or other Continuous Improvement methods and how they actually look in companies. 70% of manufacturing plants are currently…
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