9.26.2017

Do Misconceptions About Lean Cause Many Initiatives to Fail?

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At conferences, in magazine articles, and in books, we often hear of the benefits that Lean initiatives provide to organizations' effici...
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8.30.2017

What New Engineers Should Know About Problem Solving

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Melisa Buie , the director of operations at Coherent Inc. , published a very helpful book for new engineers just entering the workforce enti...
7.26.2017

Social Responsibility and Shared Value = Higher Profits

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This past month, John C. Camillus , Bopaya Bidanda , and N. Chandra Mohan published a book titled The Business of Humanity: Strategic Man...
6.26.2017

Lean Initiatives in the Construction Industry -- Can they succeed?

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Just this month, Gary Santorella published a new edition of his forward-thinking book, Lean Culture for the Construction Industry: Building...
5.30.2017

Employee Engagement is More than Just Rewards

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At the beginning of May, Kelly Graves published a compelling new book titled The Management and Employee Development Review: Competitive A...
4.24.2017

How Do You Engage, Involve, and Motivate Employees?

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Any Lean or performance-improvement initiative cannot survive on tools alone. Leaders must cultivate learning environments and develop the s...
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3.23.2017

Is the Hoshin Kanri Forest More Effective than the Traditional Hoshin Kanri?

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Many companies involved in Lean initiatives know the effectiveness of Hoshin Kanri as a policy-deployment methodology. It ensures that an o...
2.27.2017

What are Current Leader-Development Systems Lacking?

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This month, David Veech published a very interesting new book called Leadersights: Creating Great Leaders Who Create Great Workplaces . Thi...
1.23.2017

The Training Within Industry (TWI) Programs -- Are You Using Them Correctly?

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An important new book by Donald Dinero just recently hit the streets titled The TWI Facilitator's Guide: How to Use the TWI Programs Su...