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  Let’s Hear It for the Snitches!

  From a very early age, you and I learned that being a “tattletale” or...

  • Posted July 26, 2018
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  A Lean Parable

  Many attempts to implement Lean fail. Organizations “do the Lean tools” and discover that...

  • Posted July 17, 2018
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  Nothing Beats Simplicity

  Start simple. Stay focused on taking the struggle out of everyone’s work. Let the...

  • Posted June 28, 2018
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  Henry Ford: America’s First Lean Champion

  "The ordinary way of doing business is not the best way." This statement gets...

  • Posted June 19, 2018
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  Quit Complaining!

  “We’re getting too many complaints in our suggestion box, I’m taking it down.” When...

  • Posted June 6, 2018
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  Knee-Jerk Management

  Knee-Jerk Management may feel good in the heat of battle but the anger or...

  • Posted May 23, 2018
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  The False Allure of Punishment

  The “punish ‘em when they’re not doing the right thing” mentality exists in far...

  • Posted April 19, 2018
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  Anger, Respect, and Productivity

  Showing respect for workers makes all the difference in worker attitudes and product quality....

  • Posted April 5, 2018
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  Yogi Berra: Lean Management Guru

  Yogi knew that if he wanted to improve his hitting he had to move...

  • Posted March 20, 2018
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  Being Blinded by Machine Utilization Rate

  We build more than our customer needs just to not waste production capacity. It’s...

  • Posted February 21, 2018
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