Working on the right projects is only half the battle, the other half is explaining to finance how it is successful. The best time to make this connectivity is during the project-scoping phase. A simple tool that comes from the theory of constraints methodology is...
The following story told in this 6-part series is based on actual events observed over time. The names are fictional and the company is an amalgam. Part 1 – The Problem MJ and BB had just arrived at work as they do every morning; BB brought donuts and MJ arrived with...
The process for organizations to evaluate, challenge and prepare future leaders. This series of blogs (this is number 4) has already commented on personal attributes and leadership competencies of individual high potential future executive leaders. This blog lists...
“When do you use a SIPOC?” I asked the room. The lighthearted answer came back in unison …”Always”. Absolutely, the Black Belt class was right…after all, this was the about the 20th time I’d asked the question that week. Each time you have a project regardless of...
John Gledhill, VP of Continuous Improvement at Woodcraft, speaks about his team’s implementation of Lean principles to achieve significant productivity improvements over a six-month time period. QUESTION: Can you summarize the recent history of the Woodcraft /...
Have you ever been involved in or even led a change effort and were discouraged by the lack of real change that occurred? There was no lack of energy or resources poured into the change effort. But, really, nothing changed. One likely reason is that leaders did not...
