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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 be victims.It’s time to identify that one thing contributing the most to holding you back.Every company has unspoken assumptions. You know, those ideas that are

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 have personal time. But can your business afford to lose 2-3% productivity every year-end?Heijunka is a part of the Toyota Production System thinking system; most

Some agencies laid some groundwork for new developments that might make life better in the future.

We’ve been living with a global pandemic for two years now. Those looking for some “new normal” may not realize this is it, at least for now.You’ve learned how to handle remote work, safely lead onsite work, and communicate with all your constituencies in new and different ways.The part that

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 huge turning point for our organizations.Is January 1, 2022 really a critical day in the future of your company? Is December 31 less critical? For

No one wants to be micromanaged, and no leader wants to be called a micromanager. But if leaders are not following up with their teams regularly, misalignment and ineffective prioritization are predictable.Casual conversations in the hallway, a comment in a meeting, or a sentence in an email may be understood

Is the time you sell to your employer time well spent? If it puts food on the table, shelter over your head, and clothes on your children, then it is. But could it be, and should it be, spent very differently?Most companies have mission statements; the majority of those look

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 is the discomfort that arises from holding two opposing views at the same time.If your leadership team doesn’t suffer that discomfort but your people can

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 quality, and that’s true not only for products, but for communication, decision-making, processes, and more.As a leader it is your responsibility to ensure that employees

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 use in making decisions. If leaders don’t make the hard decisions, they abdicate them to those with less information and vision.Afraid if you sequence them