The Pearls and Turds of Continuous Improvement
3 March 2023
My wife and I watched the documentary Stutz for the third or fourth time last weekend. It's a unique story that always provides something new each…
3 March 2023
My wife and I watched the documentary Stutz for the third or fourth time last weekend. It's a unique story that always provides something new each…
24 November 2022
We all know a couple people who have changed the direction of our lives and careers, even with very brief interactions. Something they said created an…
25 October 2022
Our Gemba Academy team was at The Association for Manufacturing Excellence annual conference in Dallas last week, the largest lean conference in the w…
5 October 2022
Those of us somewhat interested in chess, or perhaps curious thanks to blockbuster shows like The Queen's Gambit, have been following the chaos in…
11 February 2022
Earlier this week our good friend Mark Graban at Lean Blog reminded me of an article on how former Alcoa CEO Paul O'Neill focused on improving wor…
14 January 2022
As I push through my later 50s I'm finding that I value flexibility and balance far more than strength and endurance. This is augmented in my cas…
10 September 2021
Our professional lives are generally consumed by trying to make our processes more efficient to reduce waste and help increase the value we deliver to…
9 July 2021
Yesterday I returned from almost two weeks in Iceland, which was tacked on to two weeks exploring Maine. Nearly a month away from the home and office,…