For every company, it’s a jungle out there… Every day, every moment, you are either the hunter or the hunted. The strong and the skilled survive while the weak get cut from the herd to be killed and eaten – or just fall back and left to die. And the pace gets quicker each and…
I have lived in an age where technology advances have been rather amazing and certainly life-changing for the vast majority of persons on the planet. I have witnessed: the birth of manned space-flight culminating with sending men to the moon and returning safely back to Earth; trans/inter-continental flights becoming routine; the birth of the personal…
As Continuous Improvement practitioners, it is natural (even a passion) to always seek ways to improve ourselves and the value we drive to our colleagues and the companies for which we work. During our quest for this personal and professional development, sometimes we know precisely which areas we wish to improve our skillsets and where…
My first article for 2012 addressed New Year’s Resolutions and made the argument that they are a critical requirement for any personal Continuous Improvement program and speaks directly to “Plan, Do, Check, Adjust”. A year has gone by and I find that I believe in it still. I resolved that 2012 was going to be…
I spend a lot of time in the world of “Continuous Improvement”. I speak on the subject at Conferences and Universities around the world. I write articles about it. I am even on the Editorial Board of the Lean Management Journal. So I guess that I spend more than just time, I am thoroughly invested…
