The Sexiest Man in Pensacola

At the end of every Kaizen event, we created a report out and practiced it before sharing it with the leadership team. Team members were having so much fun that I didn't know if I would still have a job when it was over!

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Strengthening the Kaizen Culture

The story of how I was able to support CITY Furniture's Lean Journey

The story of how I was able to support CITY Furniture's Lean Journey

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Visibility Equals Accountability

Taking our meetings out of the conference room and onto the shop floor (Gemba) raised our game and drove results immediately

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Be Careful What You Ask For

My words came back to haunt me after an extremely challenging week.

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Don't be Afraid to Expose Your Weaknesses

Bringing the UL inspector into the plant improved our quality and strategic growth position.

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The Journey is Long

Sometimes you need an outside voice to get your point across.

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Cream Rises to the Top

A team member shined as she learned how to train using Training Within Industry

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Who Are We Designing This For?

Make information convenient for the people doing the work, not those managing the work.

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Lean in Action

Making training more engaging through real life examples

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Championing Change in Technology

The story of how we brought Lean into our Global Technology organization.

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A Wakeup Call

Sometimes you have to make a life changing decision to improve the organization.

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Four Value Streams with Four Boards

We let each Value Stream team design their white board in a way that worked best for them

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Never Give Up

It’s critical to engage team members to get their alignment and buy-in prior to the Kaizen event. Here’s a story that illustrates what happens when communication is less than adequate

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The Strength of Ownership

Tips and tricks for facilitators to create ownership in the team.

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Kaizen every day

Most Kaizen events last anywhere from 2 hours to 4 1/2 days. This one lasted six months.

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Color Coded Badges

How an area owner took it upon himself to ensure people were doing the right thing.

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Let's see how things go

Standing by your convictions can lead to breakthrough performance.

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