Working notes on getting AI adopted on the floor — the systems, the processes, and the people.
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4 Rules of Process: Rule #2
When we create or update processes and they are not fully understood by the people doing the work, they will find ways…
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4 Rules of Process: Rule #1
“This approach is not unilateral however. It is necessary to play catch ball with those who will be doing the work. This…
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Frustrating – But Not Frustrated
They need a leader to exemplify calmness, decisiveness, and to execute a plan toward the solution. So lead your team to the…
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A Summary of the 4 Rules of Process
“If a process is not clearly defined, it will be up to the individual worker to know how to get the job…
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The Shift Playbook
“How do we know what to improve if we don’t know what’s happening?”
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Smartsheets For Lean Safety Management
A simple form created for the incident management sheet allows inputs for notifications from a desktop, mobile phone, or tablet. No user…
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Kaizen Event Code Of Conduct
The difference between a successful Kaizen event and an unsuccessful one is getting buy-in on these six key items. Downloadable template included.
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Meetings Aren’t Bad, Bad Meetings Are Bad – Part I
Answering these critical 7 Questions will enable you to increase your meeting effectiveness, increase the value proposition, and reduce the time you…
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Meetings Aren’t Bad – Bad Meetings Are Bad Part II
Answering these critical 7 Questions will enable you to increase your meeting effectiveness, increase the value proposition, and reduce the time you…
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DMS 2.0 – Process Flow
Your data displayed is either visible or visual. If the data is displayed and your business is “business as usual” then your…
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Leader Standard Work – PDCA
The art of using LSW as an improvement tool is to be able to read the sheet with your “process” eyes. What…
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Process Innovation An Essential Ingredient of Competitive Advantage – A.T. Kearney
Preeminent innovators are supercharging process innovation to disrupt manufacturing—creating unprecedented value and leapfrogging competitors. Source: Process Innovation An Essential Ingredient of Competitive…
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Stakeholder Analysis
There is no way to guarantee your change proposal won’t result in anyone reacting negatively. Change is hard. There is hope though.…
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Can Your Team Handle the Change?
Can Your Team Handle the Change? The next step in managing change is to assess how ready your team or organization is…
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The Change Management Charter
suggests, the starting point of any effective change effort is a clearly defined business problem. By helping people develop a shared diagnosis…
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Leading Change in a Company That’s Historically Bad At It
The more people that are involved, the greater the need for a plan for change management. The article notes these three keys…
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Four Tips for Personal Journaling
We are going to help you be able to sit down and begin a journal that will be yours. It will fit…
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Eight Steps to Transforming Your Organization
Successfully leading change requires eight steps from establishing a sense of extraordinary urgency, to creating short-term wins, to changing the culture. Source:…
