Adam Lawrence 2/1/25 Adam Lawrence 2/1/25

Don't be Afraid to Ask for Help

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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 1/18/25 Adam Lawrence 1/18/25

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

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Adam Lawrence 1/11/25 Adam Lawrence 1/11/25

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

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Adam Lawrence 12/19/24 Adam Lawrence 12/19/24

My First True Gemba Walk

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

The Ship that didn't Sail

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Adam Lawrence 11/7/24 Adam Lawrence 11/7/24

When Someone Knows You Better than You Know Yourself

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Adam Lawrence 10/24/24 Adam Lawrence 10/24/24

You're Not in Kansas Anymore

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Adam Lawrence 10/10/24 Adam Lawrence 10/10/24

Diving into the Deep End

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Adam Lawrence 9/26/24 Adam Lawrence 9/26/24

Zigging and Zagging Along the Way

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Adam Lawrence 9/12/24 Adam Lawrence 9/12/24

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!

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Adam Lawrence 9/5/24 Adam Lawrence 9/5/24

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.

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Adam Lawrence 8/29/24 Adam Lawrence 8/29/24

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.

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Adam Lawrence 8/15/24 Adam Lawrence 8/15/24

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.

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Adam Lawrence 8/1/24 Adam Lawrence 8/1/24

Getting More than they Bargained for

We were conducting the first 5S Kaizen at the plant. With so much disorganization and clutter, it was affecting the team's changeover performance. When I introduced the concept of Spaghetti Diagrams, it opened their eyes to the possibilities and reduced the changeover time by more than 50%.

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Adam Lawrence 7/18/24 Adam Lawrence 7/18/24

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.

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

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!

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

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.

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Adam Lawrence 5/23/24 Adam Lawrence 5/23/24

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.

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Adam Lawrence 5/9/24 Adam Lawrence 5/9/24

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.

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