Business Improvement

You think Kaizen means small steps. That belief is limiting your team. Kaizen was never about small improvements. That was the simplified version. The word itself means change for the better. Long before it became a…

Trying to Sustain 5S-here’s a good tip I’m sure if you’ve ever implemented or observed 5S, the 5th step “Sustain” can be one of the greatest challenges. Even if the team has been engaged from the beginning, how do you s…

Maybe I'm just slow. But a bit of founder wisdom I've really learned these past 3 years: Every successful company initiative we've done...it takes 3-6 months longer than I predicted it would take. Often, as a founde…

Building a broad operational problem-solving capability, sounds like a challenge? 💡 A number years ago, I worked for an organisation that had an operational vision of all Supervisors being equipped to be problem-solvin…

Tier 3 Daily Visual Management Board-a prominent place builds trust. I’ve been implementing Daily Stand Up boards & meetings as part of visual management for a number of years to many different businesses. 🗝️ I’ve fo…

Visual Management: within 5 sec your visual display should communicate the intended message. ➡️ The text, colour & location are critical. This example shows all three, in a particularly location where the pedestrian w…

A valuable component of a Daily Visual Management Review Meeting is an action board 💡 In a Daily Stand-Up meeting or Huddle, I’ve found one of the most valuable components is an action board. Whereby during the meetin…

Painting the factory floor is so much more about engagement than 5S ✅ I’m sure if you’ve done a 5S transformation, you’ve either participated in or seen painted factory floors. 🗝️ 5S is a systematic way not only to cr…

7 Tips to implementing Highly Effective Daily Huddle meetings I’ve been passionate about Daily Huddle meetings for some time, more-so lately through a lot of conversations with my LinkedIn network. I’ve been asked by m…