Adam Lawrence 1/25/25 Adam Lawrence 1/25/25

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

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Adam Lawrence 11/21/24 Adam Lawrence 11/21/24

The Ship that didn't Sail

Three yachts lined up in a slip, waiting to be taken out to sea.

Adam Lawrence 4/25/24 Adam Lawrence 4/25/24

Like a Pro

One of our team members was shy and reserved and didn't want to present during the report out. We were able to convince him and he was so passionate about our improvements, the audience was inspired.

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Adam Lawrence 3/6/24 Adam Lawrence 3/6/24

The First Area Owner at the Furniture Company

When we started the Kaizen event, one of our team members thought we wouldn't accomplish much. In the middle of the week, he stepped up and took charge of a critical improvement area.

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Adam Lawrence 2/7/24 Adam Lawrence 2/7/24

Five Lessons from my First Five Years in Business

Consulting is filled with ups and downs. Here's what I learned during my first five years.

Consulting is filled with ups and downs. Here's what I learned during my first five years.

The Kaizen Ninja, kicking the words "5th Anniversary" into the air in a word burst.

Adam Lawrence 7/12/23 Adam Lawrence 7/12/23

Raise Your Standards and Take Ownership

Keeping the job simple gave us the flexibility to service our customers in a timely way.

Adam Lawrence 3/22/23 Adam Lawrence 3/22/23

Make it Real

I developed the Wheel of Sustainability and learned how to share it with teams in a way that was meaningful to them.

Adam Lawrence 3/8/23 Adam Lawrence 3/8/23

Image is Everything - Understand How Your Reflection Looks to Others

My inability to provide a clear image of how I could help kept me from acquiring an important client.

Adam Lawrence 9/21/22 Adam Lawrence 9/21/22

Words Matter

The simpler the training, the easier it is on the learner.

Adam Lawrence 12/29/21 Adam Lawrence 12/29/21

It's Better to beg Forgiveness than ask Permission

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Our Kaizen team couldn’t wait for approvals to make vital changes.

Adam Lawrence 6/23/21 Adam Lawrence 6/23/21

Color Coded Badges

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

A worker identification badge, from the ACME company, attached to a black lanyard and laying on a table.

Adam Lawrence 6/9/21 Adam Lawrence 6/9/21

Let's see how things go

Standing by your convictions can lead to breakthrough performance.

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Adam Lawrence 5/12/21 Adam Lawrence 5/12/21

Shine a Light on the Problem

Truly understanding the problem to be solved helped the team come up with a breakthrough solution.

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Adam Lawrence 3/17/21 Adam Lawrence 3/17/21

Gemba Walks

The story of how I helped a team from St. Helens improve their gemba walk and directly improve productivity.

Four people wearing yellow safety vests, one of the with a pad of paper in his hand, walking on a factory floor.

Adam Lawrence 3/3/21 Adam Lawrence 3/3/21

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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Adam Lawrence 2/17/21 Adam Lawrence 2/17/21

Attention to Detail

This is story of how getting people to utilize standard work improved performance immediately and significantly.

An industry standard 5S audit sheet, with twelve categories to evaluate.

Adam Lawrence 10/28/20 Adam Lawrence 10/28/20

There is One Best Way

Each technician thought their way was the best, until we actually measured their approach and results.

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Adam Lawrence 8/19/20 Adam Lawrence 8/19/20

The Wheel of Sustainability

This is my system to ensure that problems solved stay solved.

Adam Lawrence 6/24/20 Adam Lawrence 6/24/20

Don't Shortcut the Process if you want Results

We were trying to identify millions of dollars of savings for a client. They wanted the session to take four hours. I had to work hard to convince them to take the right amount of time to reap the results they sought.

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Adam Lawrence 5/27/20 Adam Lawrence 5/27/20

Little Things Mean a Lot

Small changes to the conveyer line made a significant positive impact in performance and reliability

A warehouse worker, wearing a safety vest and hard hat, carrying a box. Other workers are blurred in the background.

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

Standing by your convictions can lead to breakthrough performance.

Truly understanding the problem to be solved helped the team come up with a breakthrough solution.

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