Mindful Habits for 7 Lean Practices

Mindful Habits for 7 Lean Practices

Todd’s Been Awfully Quiet Lately. What’s He Been Up to? Well, one of several really cool things I’ve been doing in 2018 is writing my new ebook, Mindful Habits for 7 Lean Practices (another thing I’ve been up to is applying Lean to EH&S and...
Small Wastes Get BIG Quickly

Small Wastes Get BIG Quickly

I’m going to show you some numbers. And you’re going to want to see them sitting down. No, really. They’re going to be hard to believe. You’re going to see how small wastes get BIG very quickly. Specifically, I’m going to show you how minutes of wasted time turns into...
Don’t Think. Throw.

Don’t Think. Throw.

In the movie “Bull Durham,” Kevin Costner plays a wise catcher tasked with teaching Tim Robbins’ young “meathead” pitcher how to win. When the pitcher tries to shake off his instruction, Costner’s character tells him to get out of his head. “Don’t think,” he says....
Who’s In Charge of Your Value Stream?

Who’s In Charge of Your Value Stream?

To illustrate a point about Lean, I need to tell you the sad story of a failed cake. Sylvia was hosting a big celebration for her parents’ 50th anniversary. She ordered a delicious cake from the Sweetie-Sweets Bakery, to be delivered at exactly 2 pm on Saturday....
4 Principles to Improve Learning

4 Principles to Improve Learning

Lean generates powerful results because it orients all learning activities around what we call the Four Pillars of Lean Knowledge Transfer. They are: Pillar #1 – Learner Focus Traditional training makes it all about the trainer, and even though a lot of pros are...