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Discount code alert... I'm excited to be attending and participating in The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) annual conference in Dallas next month. If you haven't already registered, it's not too late. You can get 15%…
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Insights about improvement, innovation, and leadership... Operational Excellence, Improvement, and…
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I use the word "mistake" a lot, so I end up typing the word a lot (including as part of the book project that I'm currently working on based on the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast. It's amazing how often I type "mistkae" by mistake…
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There's been this mystery that's been hanging over my head for about 15 years. It's a mystery that's bothered me and maybe two other people in the world. The mystery was the origin of the photo that's highlighted in this post. I was…
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Insights about improvement, innovation, and leadership... Operational Excellence, Improvement, and…
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My friend (and previous "Lean Whiskey" podcast guest) Paul Critchley presented a free webinar on September 7th. Get the slides and more here: The Importance of Storytelling in Continuous Improvement I hosted and moderated as part…
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Reposted from last year, here are a few past blog posts on the theme of Labor Day and it's hopefully a helpful reminder to focus on safety and our obligation to employees. Let's keep up our work that aims to create better workplaces for…
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Insights about improvement, innovation, and leadership... Operational Excellence, Improvement, and…
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This is the starting point for a blog post that I should expand on... after posting these initial thought fragments on LinkedIn. JIT might have been given the wrong name... please hear me out. There has been so much confusion over…
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Insights about improvement, innovation, and leadership... Operational Excellence, Improvement, and…
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