“Round up the usual suspects” — a line from Casablanca — unfortunately describes the hiring strategy of many manufacturers. Don’t be one of them! If …
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Category Archives: Leadership
Preparing For Change
Practice makes perfect. We all know that to be largely true, so let’s use that axiom to prepare our businesses for change. Your organization likely …
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Succession Planning: Should You Train, Manage, Coach, or Mentor?
Most of us believe we know training when we see it, and many of us think we know what coaching is. But all too frequently …
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An Inefficient MarketPlace
“Didn’t used to be!” That was my grandmother’s reply to my screaming “there’s a stop sign there!” as she barreled through an intersection years ago. …
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Not Safe Enough
My grandfather was involved in two very serious accidents as a farmer. In the first, his little brother was killed as the two of them …
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“Reducing Lead Time” is Ambiguous
In last week’s podcast I suggested any effort to reduce lead time start with the obvious (not to all, sadly). Define it. And I encourage …
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Lessons From Children Bowling
Think about bowling. The American kind. Where we, hopefully, roll the ball down the lane to knock over a set of 10 pins. As children, …
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The Why, When, Where, and How Much of Data Collection
Industry 4.0 is all about the wise capture, analytics, and use of data. Typically companies seek to improve the speed and quality of decision-making, often …
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To Automate, Or Not To Automate
Industry 4.0 is the topic of conversation in manufacturing today. But most of us have not yet figured out all we can and should do …
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Are You Today’s Buggy Whip?
An enduring business must offer more than today’s product and serve more than today’s industries. Products come and go, as do industries. Just ask the …
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