Get a process, not a person!
How does your company learn, when things go wrong? Do you scramble to figure out what to do? Do you leave it to your best
January 18, 2022
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Category: Manufacturing
Make it THEIR success
When you set a goal, your team might care about it. When you set a goal and let them own it, not only are they
January 2, 2019
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Set the goal, then remove obstacles
How to set your team up for success after you set a SMART goal for them to achieve. How to make sure my team follows
December 19, 2018
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It’s not about the training, it’s the behaviour change
Training is a fact of our professional lives. We’ve all experienced it. Maybe we managed to mostly avoid it, or preferred to embrace it and
November 29, 2018
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Getting out of fire-fighting mode: an idea for manufacturing managers and leaders
Erica reflects on a way to shift your business that you might not have thought about.
November 16, 2018
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Visual Management: Why Toyota Works Wear White
Making issues in your workplace more visible – not less – is first step on a journey of continual improvement. You might have heard the
May 21, 2015
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My First Six Sigma Project
My first ever Six Sigma project was thrilling. At the time, I was working towards my Six Sigma black belt, and I remember fielding all
May 14, 2015
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My First Continuous Improvement Triumph
My first job out of college was at a powder metal factory. Quick side note: The powder metal process is actually really, really cool. A
May 7, 2015
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Lean Tools 101: Gemba: Go and See Leadership
As your people interact with your company’s systems and processes first hand, what they are experiencing? A leader who practices Gemba goes out into the shop floor and talks to people in an unscripted, informal conversation. And, as you can imagine, the insight they gain cannot be found in any report!
October 16, 2012
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I’m from Walkerton
No one factor could have caused the problem and one small fix would not have contained it; yet together those small factors swirled like the perfect storm and caused a disaster. A narrative on a public health disaster in my hometown; a comparison to a hypothetical work-based problem scenario, and some conclusions about both.
August 31, 2012
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