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Communication is at the Heart of Success or Failure!
“I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.” — Richard M. Nixon By Jim Longshore (VP at SBTI) and Mike Turner (Global Quality Mgr, DFSS at GM). Jim and Mike have coached or led...
To Kaizen or Not to Kaizen, That is The Question.
I know Shakespeare really wasn’t talking about Lean or Lean Sigma, but he was right about the difficulty of decisions. It’s especially true of organizations that are fully engaged in continuous improvement or operational excellence. What’s the best approach to getting...
Management By Buzzword…
Transformation…agile…innovation…breakthrough…growth hacking…blah, blah, blah. All words used by management to tell people of the company that BIG changes are coming. What’s left out are words like…resources…time consuming… difficult…complicated. The main reason only...
When You Do Private Equity Well
It’s clear to me when you do private equity well, you’re making companies more efficient and helping them grow and become more profitable. That success means our investors – such as public pension funds – benefit, which contributes to the economic wealth of...