Video Interviews with Karl Wadensten and Paul Akers Mark Graban Sep 10, 2014 2 Blog Our theme this month on the KaiNexus blog is executive leadership. We are concluding that series with a new!-->!-->!-->…
Paul Akers Q&A On Incentives & Rewards for Kaizen Mark Graban Feb 6, 2012 7 Blog It's time for another reader question - this time, it was a question that came in via Twitter. It was right on!-->…
Podcast #136 – Paul Akers, His New Book “2 Second Lean” Mark Graban Jan 26, 2012 2 Blog Our guest for episode #136 is Paul Akers, President of FastCap and author of the book 2 Second Lean. !-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
An Inc. “Best Small Company Workplace” & Their Lean Culture Mark Graban Jan 10, 2012 3 Blog As I was cleaning out a pile of stuff in my office, I found an unread issue of Inc. magazine from June 2011.…
Kaizen for Kids Mark Graban Nov 12, 2011 9 Blog Paul Akers, the President of FastCap is a great advocate for staff-driven kaizen (or improvement) ideas in the…
Podcast #122 – Paul Akers and LeanAmerica.org Mark Graban Jul 4, 2011 0 Blog This episode is a conversation with Paul Akers, founder and president of FastCap LLC, based in Bellingham,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Updates on Two Lean Radio Shows: “Lean Nation” and “American… Mark Graban Dec 14, 2010 5 Blog Many of you may have been following developments related to two radio shows about Lean that have graced the…
A Breath of Lean Positivity – Paul Akers and FastCap Mark Graban Oct 12, 2010 4 Blog I had an amazing conversation on Saturday with Paul Akers (pictured at left), the founder and president of FastCap,…
Video of a Daily Huddle at Everett Clinic Mark Graban Aug 9, 2010 21 Blog A key cultural aspect of Lean is the "daily huddle." Sure, this practice isn't exclusive to Lean, but it fits with…