The Great Training Robbery

The Great Training Robbery

I’d love to take credit for this provocative title, but I can’t. This phrase was first used 45 years ago when a study showing little or no relationship between training and work performance was published. More recently, it was used by a Harvard Business School working...
One-Learner Flow for Efficient Knowledge Transfer

One-Learner Flow for Efficient Knowledge Transfer

During a recent lunch with one of my Lean for Training certification candidates, we discussed a key Lean concept that had really caught her attention. It’s called “one-piece flow” and it means to satisfy individual customer demand immediately or, to...
Don’t Be Scared Away From Lean

Don’t Be Scared Away From Lean

As you can imagine, I’m on a lot of mailing lists and social media groups about Lean and see it described and talked about in many ways. Recently, some of these have been really over the top and, quite frankly, do a disservice. Headlines like “Improvement Through...
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...