Lean and Six Sigma methodologies both hinge on getting to the root cause of an issue as a means of addressing performance. Generally speaking, this approach reveals significant opportunities to improve productivity by way of more streamlined processes.
Sooner or later, however, the same issues Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives were implemented to fix, crop up again. I believe it is because the true root cause driving this operational pain isn’t […]
I believe that everyone comes to work every day to do his or her best. Sometimes life and work can get in the way, but I believe that in general, when people are given a chance to “do good” they step up to the challenge.
I didn’t always think this way. In all of my years of observing the way organizations went about improving performance, management consistently placed the blame on […]
So much influences our approach to helping clients improve performance. The world of business is always evolving. New technologies and customer needs drive new solutions everyday and we find inspiration in all of it: Both mundane and dramatic discoveries.
From the revitalization of American manufacturing to the Lean Start Up trend and more, this blog is a running collection of business innovations we are motivated by, personal experiences we draw […]
