Sharing Best Practices

4 Ways to Improve Your Idea System 0
- Lean Basics, Sharing Best Practices
- March 6, 2019
An effective employee suggestion system is one of the simplest ways to unlock continuous improvement ideas at work. Yet many organizations struggle because their systems are poorly designed, hard to use, or fail to follow through on employee input. When implemented correctly, employee ideas drive measurable results—improving processes, increasing engagement, and strengthening a culture of
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Boost Productivity with Smarter Workplace Safety Workshop 0
- Lean and Green, Sharing Best Practices
- February 11, 2019
At the beginning of this year I attended a Connecticut Business and Industry Association (CBIA) Workshop on Boost Productivity with Smarter Workplace Safety. The workshop was conducted by CONNSTEP that is a Manufacturing Extension Program (MEP) partner that I have worked with many times over the past twenty years. The training session was led by
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How to Change the World: 10 Lessons From Seal Training for Life and Business 0
- Leadership, Sharing Best Practices
- February 6, 2019
This is an inspiring and powerful 20-minute commencement speech by Naval Admiral William H. McRaven, ninth commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, at the University-wide Commencement at The University of Texas at Austin on May 17, 2014. Admiral McRaven’s commencement speech is perhaps one of the best commencement speeches I have ever heard. It is
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An Approach to Becoming Agile in a Dynamic World 0
- In the News, Sharing Best Practices
- August 13, 2018
Mike Rother wrote an article this summer in AME’s Target magazine. The article, “An Approach to Becoming Agile in a Dynamic World,” focuses on helping employees develop scientific thinking that helps them to better solve problems and make decisions. What he proposes is that developing a scientific way of thinking among the members of a
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Take Personal Responsibility For Your Future 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- April 9, 2018
Organizations can’t stop the world from changing. The best they can do is adapt. The smart ones change before they have to. The lucky ones manage to scramble and adjust when push comes to shove. The rest are losers, and they become history. As organizations maneuver in an effort to cope with rapid change, some
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7 Must Have Tools for Lean Factory 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- February 26, 2018
There are lots of tools in the tool box of continuous improvement for sure. Out problem solving can be improved by basic application of simple tools. Perhaps there are several simple tools that everyone should have at their disposal. In my experience these tools can help with many Lean efforts including visual management or 5S,
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