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Are You Using Standardization to Sustain Improvement Gains?
How do you sustain something positive in your life? Many times, people will tweak a recipe for years to find that perfect family “best”. Imagine making changes and tweaks throughout the years to sometimes create a winner...and sometimes...create something a little...
Throwback with Nigel Thurlow
Today is a replay of a conversation I had with Nigel Thurlow, a leading expert on Lean and Agile approaches. Nigel advises companies on successful transformation strategies and how to achieve effective and lasting change. As the chief agile at Toyota connected, he...
The Digital Age of Lean with Paul Dunlop
In this episode, Paul Dunlop and I discuss the importance of daily management systems and structures as well as the digitalization in and of lean management systems. This is Paul's third time on the show. What You’ll Learn This Episode: The importance of Daily...
Is Your Leadership Communicating a Stable Message?
If you were to ask your employees, would they know the plan? And... If you asked multiple people, would the message have been received consistently? A recent Gallop study found that only 22% of employees strongly agree the leaders in their organization have a clear...
Military Transferable Skills with Dr. William Harvey
In this episode, Dr. William Harvey and I discuss the most important skills he was able to transfer from his time in the United States Marine Corps to his corporate career in lean management. We discussed everything from goal setting to leadership skills and kaizen....
Is There Stability in Your Leadership Team?
People need to feel secure to do their best work. Both physical and psychological security are necessary because they impact a person’s sense of wellbeing. People do their best work when they feel stable and when they feel they can trust in the future of the...
Michigan Lean Consortium Annual Conference Highlights
In this episode, I was able to catch up with the attendees and speakers of the Michigan Lean Consortium Annual Conference that took place last week in Traverse City, Michigan. This was an in–person event and the engagement was AMAZING. Some of the highlights include...
Do You Have a Formal Marketing Campaign to Communicate Your Vision?
A 'formal marketing campaign'?? For internal communication?? Yes. It's that important. Marketing campaigns are sets of strategic activities that promote goals or objectives. A marketing campaign is normally used to promote a product, a service, or the brand as a...
The Harada Method with George Trachilis
In this episode, Patrick's guest is George Trachilis, P.Eng. Patrick and George discuss the Harada Method and how it can benefit individuals and organizations. What You’ll Learn This Episode: Harada Method background and how George discovered it. How Shohei Ohtani,...
Do People Know How Their Work Personally Contributes To The Vision?
Creating a long-term vision may be simple, but getting everyone on the same page with that vision can be challenging. Even the best employees with the best intentions may need guidance so their work can be aligned with the company vision. So many employees come to...