Bill Greider
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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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