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Jun 3
2 min

Success Rides Up

Where does it come from? Is it given to us from the outside, from a vendor, from a component that we purchase/integrate? Is it cultivat...

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Rick V.

Jan 26
3 min

Monday – the New Friday

“I can’t wait until Friday”, is all throughout the work area. Why are we in this situation and is there anything that we can do about it?

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Rick V.

Dec 26, 2019
2 min

Inclusive Improvements

In the spirits of sharing, what better than an inclusive topic. Making an improvement can involve a lot of different variables. We're tal...

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Rick V.

Nov 17, 2019
2 min

What's Your Company's Speed?

It is always the goal of a business to get there as fast and efficiently as possible. Get there to lower the cost of getting there and es...

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Rick V.

Nov 2, 2019
3 min

Beware the Smart Ones!

You’re at work, you’re trying to complete a basic task, but when you take that brave step forward, you’re presented with endless hoops of...

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Rick V.

Oct 10, 2019
2 min

What's on Your Leader Dashboard?

You have been given the task of managing a group, project, or likely both. You start off by trying to capture every aspect of the demands...

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Leaders - Making Good Decisions, Every Time

Rick V.

Oct 6, 2019
3 min

Leaders - Making Good Decisions, Every Time

Making decisions can easily be one of the hardest parts of leading a team. And when you add the increased pressure of production deadline...

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Rick V.

Oct 6, 2019
2 min

Input Over Output

Input and Output. Which do we put our efforts towards? In a world where our results, final numbers, or Output defines our measure of succ...

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Rick V.

Jul 28, 2019
4 min

The Truth about Right First Time (RFT)

Right First Time (RFT) is basically completing a task right the first time. That part is clear, but look deeper into the true driving for...

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