In business and in life, solving problems is a daily necessity. But there’s a subtle trap that we often fall into. One that slows...

In the ever-evolving landscape of leadership and professional development, the notion that "Asking trumps telling" has emerged as a...

Changeover processes can be a real wrench in the works for manufacturing efficiency. Whether you're dealing with an automotive assembly...

In the unpredictable realm of business antics, introducing a new process without a proper rollout is like unleashing a herd of...

Macro & Micro Voice of the Customer Let’s talk about our customers, specifically, their voices. The Voice of the Customer (VOC) is where...

Data then Gut You’re sitting around the meeting table, the main topic is under discussion, and the group has identified the actions...

One-to-Many, or Many-to-One? When we have a task to do, the most common way to achieve it is to do it ourselves. If something must be...

Who's on First? Abbott and Costello do their comedy skit in 1953 titled “Who’s on First”. This turns into a running joke on who is...

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...

“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?

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

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...

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...

You have been given the task of managing a group, project, or likely both. You start off by trying to control everything under the sun....

Making decisions can be among the most complex parts of leading a team. And when you add the increased pressure of production deadlines...

Input and Output. Which one should we focus on? In a world where our results, final numbers, or Output defines our measure of success, I...

Right First Time (RFT) means completing a task correctly the first time. That part is clear, but let’s look deeper into the true driving...