by Patrick Adams | Sep 15, 2023 | Articles, Operational Excellence
‘Keeping it simple’ and ‘visual management’ go hand in hand. Visual management uses intuitive visual signals to make concise, accurate, and pertinent information available to us without delay. Often at all times when we need it most. This...
by Patrick Adams | Aug 25, 2023 | Articles, Operational Excellence, Problem Solving
If we are not seeking ways to make problems visible who are we fooling? I once worked with an organization that ran three shifts. Like most three shift operations, non-conforming material was produced on all shifts. This material was later evaluated for disposition....
by Patrick Adams | Aug 18, 2023 | Articles, Culture & Engagement, Operational Excellence
When people feel valued and respected they tend to perform better. Creating an environment in our organization that practices rewards and recognition goes a long way to improving engagement and morale. When employees feel appreciated they function better, care more...
by Patrick Adams | Aug 11, 2023 | Articles, Culture & Engagement, Operational Excellence
Growing up, most of us were told never to boast. It’s not easy to be stuck next to the person that continually brags about their accomplishments, either professionally or personally. However, when it comes to continuous improvement, we want employees to share and...
by Patrick Adams | Jul 28, 2023 | Articles, Culture & Engagement, Operational Excellence
We live in a society that seems to have a day for everything: Measure your feet day, national handwriting day, national pie day, national rhubarb pie day, and even kiss a shark week. Yes, kiss a shark week is real! We have all these days on top of birthdays,...
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...
