by Patrick Adams | Jul 21, 2023 | Articles, Lean Leadership, Operational Excellence
My friend and colleague, Craig Tedrow, was planning to spend a week with his family in Florida and during a recent discussion, he mentioned that he tried on his swimsuit before packing it in his luggage and there was a problem. It wasn’t pretty. He tried to pretend it...
by Patrick Adams | Jul 14, 2023 | Articles, Lean Leadership, Learning
I have always been fascinated by the compound effect. I love the quirky examples out there that show how saving ‘x’ amount of dollars per month, starting at age 18, will allow someone to pay cash for a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home by the age of 30. These...
by Patrick Adams | Jul 7, 2023 | Articles, Lean Leadership, Learning
When your company is faced with the need for a large, culture changing transformation, the worst thing you can do is to try to change everything at once. Your responsibility as a lean leader is to make the transition as quickly as you can while ensuring business...
by Patrick Adams | Jun 30, 2023 | Articles, Learning
We had success transforming a high-value target area in our corporation! People can see the changes and improvements, and now, they want a piece of it. They like what they hear from the workers in the redesigned space. Now what? Where do we go from here? Who do we...
by Patrick Adams | Jun 23, 2023 | Articles, Learning, Operational Excellence
A friend and his wife spent a lot of time in the Tampa, Florida area. They were looking at new communities for their father to move into. Their father needed somewhere warm year-round with less maintenance and upkeep. Looking at empty fields with lots for new homes...
by Patrick Adams | Jun 16, 2023 | Articles, Culture & Engagement, Operational Excellence
When I think of scope creep I immediately think of building a house. I know of no other example that illustrates scope creep better than what my wife and I went through 24 years ago. I know we were not alone when dealing with this unavoidable aspect of building our...
