My friends know I LOVE teaching a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt class as part of a program here in Connecticut called Skill Up for...

I'm sure anyone who has attempted this lean thing has read or heard this famous Toyota quote. Don't know about you, it is definitely one...

I have come to the conclusion that a lean strategy really is like building a garden. Winter in New England is almost done and my focus...

I'll never forget when I "finished" my certifications, watched all the Power Points, passed all the exams. I was now a certified lean/six...

A couple of years ago, author and consultant Ken Cook penned what I consider a very well written & insightful article in The Hartford...

You need to be willing to do things others won't do." If I run my business like everyone else, then I can probably expect pretty much the...

Without a doubt, there are 2 lean "tools" that roll off the tongue, but are often very hard to pull off-kaizen and 6S (many use 5S)....

When you break it right down, LEAN is REALLY about PEOPLE learning together!! It really doesn't have to be much more complicated than...

The new sparkling year is always a time of renewed optimism and energy. More than any other year, hopefully we all had a chance over the...

If a process doesn't give a good result every time, the PROCESS needs to be changed. When we do root cause analysis, we do "5 Why" NOT "5...

Have you ever thought about just how pre-programmed and just how deeply ingrained our daily routines really are? Much of our comfort and...

Who is your competition? Some lay in bed thinking about this. What are they doing? How do I keep my customers? Are they cutting prices?...

One of the most satisfying benefits of a very strong A3 process is that you realize that leaders are being developed all over the...

"He can take his and beat yours and then he can yours and beat his".........Bum Phillips, talking about Alabama football coaching great...

One of the things I've noticed over the years is that hand-offs are a potential for problems. Obviously, on the football field, a botched...

We can't call ourselves lean unless we can actually make improvements.. Every single shift, every single day. We also can't really...

"Kaizen" rolls off the tongue. Simple, right? Just buy some sticky notes, bring in a consultant, pull everyone in the conference room for...

One of the 4 basic principles of the Toyota Production System is to continuously develop your PEOPLE & Partners (build leaders). Let's...

For those of you who make it a habit to read my blogs regularly, you know I absolutely love good coaching. As a 35 year college football...

Back in 2012 when I decided I wanted to spread the gospel of lean, I met one of the absolute best companies on the planet to work...