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...

"Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, those days of soda and pretzels and beer...."-Nat King Cole Like all things LEAN, the...

Nobody starts "doing" LEAN for real without a good reason. Either things have gotten chaotic, or there isn't enough return on investment....

Building a garden from scratch is so similar to executing a lean business strategy. Think about the energy and effort (and eventual...

I'm not sure anyone would argue that it is probably a mistake not to try and build a culture of continuous improvement in your business....

It is my contention that the reason why so many companies struggle and fail implementing lean (develop a culture of continuous continuous...

Ever since I was a kid, I always heard adults talk about the mystical "THEY" (akin to Bigfoot and The Loch Ness Monster). "THEY say that...

I've had the very good fortune to work for the past two years for one of the classiest groups of people you'll ever find, O,R & L...

Working the assembly line Another one of the "aha" moments of my lean "journey" (aka Green Mile) actually happened before the first step....

Everyone knows that not everyone is cut out to be an Olympic athlete. Decades of determination, conditioning and focus coupled with...

"I'm not sure you know me, maybe we haven't yet met. I work in the company when everyone else is out to dinner, at Little League games or...

I like to think back to a day I gave a tour through our company to a group of legislators and even the lieutenant governor. I wish my Mom...

Before I start, I would like to remind everyone that 5S (or 6S for those who like to include safety) is probably one of the very most...

Nothing is more important than the health and safety of people in our business. In some cases, it's an "activity" done outside of regular...

The Godfather is probably one of my all time favorite flicks. In fact, one of my prized possessions is a 3 box set my wife bought me for...

By now, I'm sure you know my favorite definition of "respect for people". Simply, it is disrespectful for ME to fix YOUR job. It doesn't...

“Out of every 100 companies who undertake the process, [lean manufacturing] 96 either fail or quit within 18 months”....Pat Begin,...

I get it. So much of "lean thinking" is counterintuitive. They go against common sense! A successful lean strategy requires us to suspend...