• 4 Ideas to Get Management Buy-In

    4 Ideas to Get Management Buy-In0

    A couple of weeks ago Art Byrne shared his tried-and-true strategies that leaders can deploy to encourage everyone to adopt Lean. This got me thinking about management buy-in itself. Management commitment is a “must” to any initiative. The employees of the organization will not care, if the management themselves do not show the attitude to follow

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  • Managing Change Management Through Project Management in 2022

    Managing Change Management Through Project Management in 20220

    Project management is planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives. Every company goes through change at some point, whether it’s a minor change or a large-scale transformation. When change happens, your business must have a solid project management plan in place to ensure that everything

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  • COVID-19 and How to Deal With Change

    COVID-19 and How to Deal With Change0

    With COVID-19 cases recorded in more than 140 countries, the novel coronavirus has become a global health crisis that is disrupting lives in countries around the world. In the U.S., restaurants, bars and offices have been closed, conferences canceled and kids kept home from school in an attempt to slow the spread. President Trump has

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  • 6 Ways Accelerate Your Lean Journey

    6 Ways Accelerate Your Lean Journey0

    Leaders in organizations across industries are always looking to “speed-up” a lean transformation. Most organizations prefer to take small incremental steps away from their current business model and target a set of initiatives that still falls close to their existing position. The challenge with lean is that, despite its attraction to many executives who want

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  • 10 Ways to Be a Successful Change Leader

    10 Ways to Be a Successful Change Leader0

    This month’s ASQ’s Influential Voices topic is about change leadership. In today’s current climate transformation is a common term and transformative efforts are a regular occurrence. Although these efforts are common, according to Harvard Business Review two-thirds of large-scale transformation efforts fail. Research has proven that effective leadership is crucial for a change initiative to be

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  • Lean Leader’s Role, A Shift in Mindset

    Lean Leader’s Role, A Shift in Mindset0

    Lean thinking is fundamentally transforming the way organizations operate. The Lean principles of continuous improvement, respect for people, and a relentless focus on delivering customer value are making teams and organizations rethink the practices that might have guided them for decades. A new, transformative approach to working requires a transformation in leadership, as well. For

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