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Raising the Bar for Quality

Raising the Bar for Quality

Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, Lean, OperationsAdam LawrenceMarch 29, 2025Process Improvement Partners LLCleadership commitment, Voice, quality

Never Tell Someone Their Baby's Ugly

Never Tell Someone Their Baby's Ugly

Customer focus, Kaizen Success Stories, Lean, LearningAdam LawrenceMarch 15, 2025Process Improvement Partners LLCTeamwork, Kaizen, Alignment

My First VSM for a Non-manufacturing Process

My First VSM for a Non-manufacturing Process

Customer focus, Kaizen Success Stories, Lean, Learning, ServicesAdam LawrenceMarch 1, 2025Process Improvement Partners LLCCustomer Focus, voice of the customer, Value Stream Mapping

Macon a Productivity Improvement

Macon a Productivity Improvement

Customer focus, Kaizen Success Stories, Lean, OperationsAdam LawrenceFebruary 15, 2025Process Improvement Partners LLCreliability, Kaizen, teamwork

Experimenting in Europe

Experimenting in Europe

leadership, Learning, Customer focus, ServicesAdam LawrenceFebruary 8, 2025Process Improvement Partners LLCCustomer Focus, Problem Solving, Voice of the Customer

Don't be Afraid to Ask for Help

Don't be Afraid to Ask for Help

Customer focus, leadership, Kaizen Success Stories, OperationsAdam LawrenceFebruary 1, 2025Process Improvement Partners LLCcompliance, teamwork, trust

Aligned Area Owners are the Glue that Holds Things Together - Part 2

Aligned Area Owners are the Glue that Holds Things Together - Part 2

Customer focus, Kaizen Success Stories, leadership, LeanAdam LawrenceJanuary 25, 2025Process Improvement Partners LLCTeamwork, Area Owner, Wheel of Sustainability

Aligned Area Owners are the Glue that Holds Things Together - Part 1

Aligned Area Owners are the Glue that Holds Things Together - Part 1

Customer focus, Kaizen Success Stories, leadership, LearningAdam LawrenceJanuary 18, 2025Process Improvement Partners LLCArea Owner, Alignment, Accountability, leadership commitment

You Can't Help People if you don't Build Trust

You Can't Help People if you don't Build Trust

Customer focus, Kaizen Success Stories, leadership, Learning, ServicesAdam LawrenceJanuary 11, 2025Process Improvement Partners LLCTeamwork, Customer Focus, Alignment

Do Your Due Diligence

Do Your Due Diligence

Lean, leadership, Kaizen Success Stories, OperationsAdam LawrenceJanuary 2, 2025Process Improvement Partners LLCLeadership commitment, Ownership, Teamwork

My First True Gemba Walk

My First True Gemba Walk

Customer focus, Innovation, Kaizen Success Stories, Lean, LearningAdam LawrenceDecember 19, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCGemba walk, Leadership, Voice of the customer, Kaizen

Surviving a Brutal Work Environment

Surviving a Brutal Work Environment

Lean, Learning, Operations, Kaizen Success StoriesAdam LawrenceDecember 5, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCVoice of the customer, teamwork, Survival

The Ship that didn't Sail

The Ship that didn't Sail

Customer focus, Kaizen Success Stories, leadership, ServicesAdam LawrenceNovember 21, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCVoice of the customer, leadership commitment, Wheel of Sustainability

When Someone Knows You Better than You Know Yourself

When Someone Knows You Better than You Know Yourself

leadership, Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, Lean, Learning, ServicesAdam LawrenceNovember 7, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCLeadership commitment, Voice of the customer

You're Not in Kansas Anymore

You're Not in Kansas Anymore

Customer focus, Kaizen Success Stories, Innovation, leadership, LearningAdam LawrenceOctober 24, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCLeadership, wheel of sustainability, voice of the customer

Diving into the Deep End

Diving into the Deep End

Customer focus, Innovation, Kaizen Success Stories, leadership, Lean, Operations, LearningAdam LawrenceOctober 10, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCInnovation, Safety, Customer Focus, Kaizen

Zigging and Zagging Along the Way

Zigging and Zagging Along the Way

Customer focus, Kaizen Success Stories, leadership, Lean, Learning, ServicesAdam LawrenceSeptember 26, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCFacilitation, Kaizen, Voice of the Customer

The Bottleneck

The Bottleneck

The COO loved my work, but couldn't afford to bring me down to his company every week. He challenged me to upskill his employees to take over the Kaizen event responsibilities. Challenge accepted!

Lean, leadership, Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, LearningAdam LawrenceSeptember 12, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCVoice of the Customer, Teamwork, Kaizen

Living in the Moment

Living in the Moment

My project manager liked to tour new places and I found out how much he liked Formula 1 racing. While in Belgium, we found one of the most famous tracks in the world, Nürburgring. We walked in like we owned the place and had a blast taking it all in.

Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, Lean, Learning, leadershipAdam LawrenceSeptember 5, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCteamwork, innovation, Voice of the Customer, Adventure

Leadership Commitment in a Challenging Situation

Leadership Commitment in a Challenging Situation

When my team leader came down with COVID, I thought it would be wise to delay the Kaizen event. He wanted to push through and joined us virtually on the first day. Even without him physically in the room with the team, we didn't miss a beat and made some significant improvements.

Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, leadership, Lean, Learning, OperationsAdam LawrenceAugust 29, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCleadership commitment, Safety, 5S, Teamwork, Kaizen