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Five Tips for Effective Meetings

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.

leadership, Customer focus, Lean, LearningAdam LawrenceJuly 18, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCleadership commitment, Effectiveness, Alignment, Purposeful design, continuous improvement

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

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!

Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, leadership, Lean, LearningAdam LawrenceJune 20, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCVoice of the Customer, leadership commitment, Alignment

A Challenging Place to Work

A Challenging Place to Work

What appeared to be the hardest and hottest job in the company was the one valued most by the technician doing the work.

Kaizen Success Stories, leadership, Lean, Learning, Customer focus, OperationsAdam LawrenceJune 6, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCBenchmarking, Lean, Leadership

An Unlucky Break

An Unlucky Break

Thanksgiving was always my nemesis at work. Things always seemed to happen over the holidays. This time, a water main break in the city of St. Helens Oregon shut our plant down and we had to figure out a way to get things running again without more disruptions.

Customer focus, Kaizen Success Stories, leadership, Learning, OperationsAdam LawrenceMay 23, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCteamwork, lean, leadership

Go to the Source

Go to the Source

There were twelve different reports from eight different states all due at the same time. The only way to stay compliant was to contact each state agency and ask for their help.

Operations, Learning, Lean, leadership, Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focusAdam LawrenceMay 9, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCVoice of the Customer, customer focus, compliance, leadership commitment

Perfection Isn't Always a Good Idea

Perfection Isn't Always a Good Idea

We brought robots into our dining room table factory, thinking that they could make a much better looking and consistent product than we could by hand. They succeeded, only to be rejected by our customers.

Learning, Lean, Operations, leadership, Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focusAdam LawrenceApril 11, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCcustomer focus, Voice of the Customer, leadership commitment

The Littlest Negotiator

The Littlest Negotiator

When I was very young, my uncle taught me valuable business and negotiation lessons that I use to this day.

Learning, leadership, Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, ServicesAdam LawrenceMarch 28, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCCustomer Focus, Voice of the Customer, Negotiation

The Sexiest Man in Pensacola

The Sexiest Man in Pensacola

Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, leadership, Lean, LearningAdam LawrenceMarch 19, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCTeamwork, Facilitation, Kaizen, Leadership commitment

My First Process Improvement Project

My First Process Improvement Project

Learning, Lean, leadership, Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focusAdam LawrenceMarch 13, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCProcess improvement, Gemba walk, Teamwork

The First Area Owner at the Furniture Company

The First Area Owner at the Furniture Company

Lean, Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, leadershipAdam LawrenceMarch 6, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLC5S, Kaizen, Teamwork, Wheel of Sustainability, Ownership

Charting the Course of Critical Information

Charting the Course of Critical Information

leadership, Kaizen Success Stories, Lean, Learning, Customer focusAdam LawrenceFebruary 28, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLC5S, Kaizen, Teamwork, Customer Focus

All Night Long

All Night Long

Lean, Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, Services, leadershipAdam LawrenceFebruary 21, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCKaizen, Gemba walk, Voice of the Customer, Teamwork

The Journey of 100 Google Business Reviews

The Journey of 100 Google Business Reviews

Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, Lean, Learning, ServicesAdam LawrenceFebruary 14, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCVoice of the Customer, Kaizen, Leadership, Customer Focus

Five Lessons from my First Five Years in Business

Five Lessons from my First Five Years in Business

Customer focus, Innovation, Kaizen Success Stories, Learning, Lean, Services, OperationsAdam LawrenceFebruary 7, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCLeadership, Lean, Wheel of Sustainability

Guiding Principles

Guiding Principles

Kaizen Success Stories, Lean, Customer focusAdam LawrenceJanuary 24, 2024Process Improvement Partners LLCReliability, Teamwork, Leadership

Three Principles for Funding

Three Principles for Funding

Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, leadershipAdam LawrenceDecember 13, 2023Process Improvement Partners LLCvoice of the customer, leadership commitment, alignment

A Random Birthday Message Leads to a Strategic Planning Session

A Random Birthday Message Leads to a Strategic Planning Session

Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, LearningAdam LawrenceNovember 29, 2023Process Improvement Partners LLCTeamwork, leadership, Respect for people

Treat People with Respect

Treat People with Respect

Customer focus, Kaizen Success Stories, leadership, LeanAdam LawrenceNovember 1, 2023Process Improvement Partners LLCRespect for people, teamwork

True Voice of the Customer

True Voice of the Customer

Kaizen Success Stories, Customer focus, LeanAdam LawrenceOctober 18, 2023Process Improvement Partners LLCvoice of the customer, teamwork, kaizen

Visibility Equals Accountability

Visibility Equals Accountability

Kaizen Success Stories, Lean, leadership, Customer focusAdam LawrenceAugust 23, 2023Process Improvement Partners LLCLeadership commitment, teamwork, Accountability