| Be the Spark

This weekend I watched Dead Poets Society, a movie I haven't actually watched until now. In the movie, Robin Williams' character, Mr....

This week I worked with another team to start their journey toward Operational Excellence. Again there were many great discussions,...

I've been working with a team of real Lean leaders helping to change culture by developing our company into a learning organization of...

Something that has been common in my experiences talking with people who are "doing Lean Six Sigma" is the severe lack of time to do...

Each New Year is a perfect time to reflect upon the previous year and think about the year ahead. I have spent this time to reflect upon...

So it's been a few weeks since I last shared my thoughts. I am currently in Los Angeles, CA helping out one of our sites during our Peak...

Sometimes all it takes is just one spark. One person to say "let's try it!" if you've got an idea, or "it's alright, what have we...

It's up to you. If you want to shift your mindset, that is ultimately your choice. I cannot tell you that Lean is the way to go for you...

I've been having this conversation quite often lately. The idea is that for every action, for every statement, and for everything that we...

There is a wonderful book out there called A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger. I was given this book during a training program...

"Earn my respect before I give you my respect." This has long been the way most people in Western civilization views the idea of respect....

I was at the AME Conference 2017 in Boston, MA and was listening to a keynote speech by Paul Akers. If you don't know Paul, you ought to....