Go with your Gut

I bought 200 ninja stress relievers to bring to a conference. My marketing mentor thought it was a bad idea. I decided to make the best of my "bad" investment.

I bought 200 ninja stress relievers to bring to a conference. My marketing mentor thought it was a bad idea. I decided to make the best of my "bad" investment.

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Five Tips for Effective Meetings

Do you dread going to meetings? If so, follow these five tips and you'll have more effective meetings and your teammates will thank you.

Do you dread going to meetings? If so, follow these five tips and you'll have more effective meetings and your teammates will thank you.

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Carrying a Heavy Weight on my Shoulders

We had a challenging relationship between our hourly workers and management. I never realized how much it affected me, until I left and my neighbor saw the difference in me.

We had a challenging relationship between our hourly workers and management. I never realized how much it affected me, until I left and my neighbor saw the difference in me.

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A Picture is Worth More than a Thousand Words - It's Priceless

The leadership team didn't seem too interested in what I had to offer, until we showed them the before and after photos from their sister facility. Then, things got exciting!

The leadership team didn't seem too interested in what I had to offer, until we showed them the before and after photos from their sister facility. Then, things got exciting!

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Sometimes You Have to Let Things Go

I should have checked with the Engineering Manager before disposing of so much equipment.

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Stop and Smell the Roses

We were so close to setting a company record. Why was everyone so stressed out?

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One Call was all that was Needed

A simple phone call would have saved 18 months of wasted effort.

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Peggy's Toolbox

Continuous Improvement efforts make an impact in my house.

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How do you Measure Knowledge?

We were able to come up with a measure that helped us make better investments in people and resources.

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Line Up and Do the Right Thing

Sometimes you have to put yourself in the middle to protect the interests of the team.

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If it Fits, it Ships

Using Tell, Show, and Do prevented a problem that would have created a poor customer experience.

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Best Event Ever

My catch phrase for Kaizen events caught on throughout the organization and created energy and excitement for process improvement.

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