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Bill Greider
Mar 28, 20212 min read
Deb Defelice and the Creation of a Safety Culture
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...
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Bill Greider
Jan 5, 20212 min read
3 Reasons A3 brings JOY!!
The process of A3 is about developing every single person in your organization to identify improvement opportunities, lead a team of 2-4...
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Bill Greider
Dec 16, 20202 min read
LEAN Froyo: Continuously Develop Your People!
This installment of Lean FROYO is all about protecting the most important asset of any business.....the people you were smart enough to...
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Bill Greider
Nov 24, 20202 min read
The Absolute Best Holiday Ever Invented-more so this year!!
Christmas without the hassle. Turkey Day. As I age, I become more and more excited about the prospect of the greatest holiday ever...
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Bill Greider
Nov 4, 20201 min read
Ulbrich Lean Manager Stephen Fries: a Virtual Benchmarking Opportunity for LEAN Leaders
Can we agree that it is almost impossible to "do" lean in a vacuum? As a lean practitioner, it is way too hard to build your own strategy...
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Bill Greider
Oct 31, 20202 min read
To Green Belt or Not to Green Belt?....that is the question
So I've been living in a continuous improvement world for 20 years or so. It all started because the old way of running a business just...
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Bill Greider
Jul 29, 20202 min read
Stop and Smell the........Sunflowers?
A few months back I wrote a post that talked about taking the time to be present and in the here and now, by simply stopping and smelling...
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Bill Greider
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Applying some Six Sigma to my War vs. the Deer Flies
Can't say I have any enemies at all on this planet. Just don't. Well, except one. My property is surrounded by woods on three sides....
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Bill Greider
Jun 23, 20203 min read
LEAN in the Dog Days of Summer
"Roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, those days of soda and pretzels and beer...."-Nat King Cole (http://youtu.be/IOV96BCAvZ...
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Bill Greider
Jun 11, 20201 min read
Todd Renz: Lean Construction and Leading with Humility
Leading a successful, well respected Construction Business, especially in New England, requires a steady hand. It is an incredibly tough...
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Bill Greider
May 8, 20201 min read
May 2020 Lean Leader of the Month: Lexie Baerny (Dymax Corporation)
"Doing" lean for a living sounds simple in theory. On paper and on Power Points, everything seems so logical and clear cut. I remember...
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Bill Greider
Apr 12, 20202 min read
Atlas Stamping: Keeping Everyone Together
At it's core, lean and the Toyota Production System is really pretty simple (in theory). All you need to remember are 2 things:...
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Bill Greider
Apr 5, 20202 min read
Stop and Smell the Tulips!
This story starts last October right before the frost. The Fall is a very busy time for me. I see my clients Monday through Thursday,...
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Bill Greider
Mar 29, 20202 min read
Don't Be Afraid to Show Your Smilin' Face!
So we've had 2 weeks so far of social distancing (and 4 to go), which for many of us, is code for steer clear. After crash courses in...
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Bill Greider
Mar 17, 20202 min read
How I'm Spending My Quarantine
As I was typing to my friends yesterday, one of the only advantages to being 59 (ouch) is I am 100% sure that through challenges...
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Bill Greider
Feb 20, 20202 min read
GEMBA Walk: Move With a Purpose!
Genchi Genbutsu (現地現物 ?) means "actual place, actual thing" and it is a key principle of the Toyota Production System. It suggests that...
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Bill Greider
Jan 23, 20203 min read
Managers: Accelerate Improvements by Listening
The two pillars of the Toyota Production System seem simple enough....."continuous improvement" and "respect for people". Well,...
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Bill Greider
Jan 1, 20202 min read
When the Landlord Oversteps His Bounds
Just think about how maddeningly disrespectful it would be if this happened. You just had a hard day at work, headed home, go upstairs to...
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Bill Greider
Jan 1, 20202 min read
The Kings of FLASH A3
One of the hardest things to build is a culture of kaizen. Easy to say, simple in concept, really hard to do. People talk lean, watch...
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