29 Years at New Hampshire: What NASCAR Has Taught Me About Continuous Improvement
- Lean in Practice, Sharing Best Practices
- August 19, 2026

Most people believe that happiness arises from suitable conditions, and that to be happy requires one to find, for example: a good job, a nice house, a new car, etc. However, it is actually more effective to rely on intrinsic ways of finding happiness, rather than through these extrinsic, object-oriented ones. Being happy is actually
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In a few days, I will be attending one of the best Lean Thinking conferences in New England, The Northeast Lean Conference. As I prepare for the conference this year I thought I would share some advice on making the most out of your conference experience. Sharing with like-minded people who have various experiences can
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When it comes to implementing Lean there are countless questions about how make it happen and even more about being successful at it. There is no better way to answer those questions then from those who have done it. At this year’s 11th Annual Northeast Lean Conference presented by the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP)
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This month on ASQ’s blog ASQ Influential Voices blogger Manu Vora started a discussion on sharing knowledge technology. Learning is the key to success—some would even say survival—in today’s organizations. Knowledge should be continuously enriched through both internal and external learning. For this to happen, it is necessary to support and energize organization, people, knowledge,
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The value of knowledge sharing to an organization is well known, yet much of the knowledge within an organization remains unshared. Knowledge sharing is the process by which individuals exchange tacit and explicit knowledge in order to create new knowledge. If you don’t share knowledge within your company, your customers will suffer. Many managers are
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Sustaining improvement is one of the biggest challenges in any Lean transformation. Organizations often implement 5S successfully—but without structure and accountability, processes slowly return to old habits. The solution lies in combining a strong 5S Sustain Phase Implementation Strategy with a structured Layered Process Audit in Lean Manufacturing approach. Below is a structured, practical guide
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