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It’s Never Too Late for the Basics
Category Archives: Business-Processes
Why Do They Stay?
Manufacturing in early 2022 faces a number of challenges, varying by location and industry. But the one most of you share is the inability to …
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The One Thing Stopping You!
While 2020 and 2021 tossed us all around with unexpected changes, 2022 may well offer much the same. But none of us can afford to …
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Heijunka is For Thinking Too
This week between Christmas and New Year is commonly wasted by US manufacturers. I get the holiday spirit, and that people need to relax and …
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You’re Already Behind!
The end of the calendar year is just that. Nothing more, nothing less. We behave as if the turning of the calendar page marks a …
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Cognitive Dissonance Cripples Manufacturers
If ambiguity is a major problem within your manufacturing organization your leadership likely demonstrates cognitive dissonance with regularity. Hypocrisy at its most obvious, cognitive dissonance …
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Low Expectations in Manufacturing
You face numerous external obstacles to success, and those you identify and address. But your internally generated obstacles are often overlooked entirely. Surprising to many …
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Disciplined Leadership
No manufacturing organization can become successful, much less enduring, without a leadership team and culture that is disciplined. We all know that variability negatively impacts …
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Leveraging Priorities
Entirely too many leaders refuse to lead. The evidence? They refuse to sequence priorities and share the reasoning of that sequence with all employees to …
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Organizational Structure is A Choice
Organizational structure is a strategic choice and should not simply default to “what we’ve always done.” Companies are often organized by skill set or primary …
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