I get asked by potential leaders, “How can I be more influential?” They want to increase their influence, become the go-to person so they can learn the skills for increased leadership roles. To move to the next level, you must think and act differently. Here are four tips on how to be more influential in …
Given the desire to keep employees physically distanced, companies are investigating robots and cobots. So much so, the market is expected to grow from $981M to $8B by 2026. For those of you keeping score at home, that is 42% growth every year. Which one should you consider? Let’s look at cobots vs. robots. Robots …
Last week I talked about identifying kaizen events that will impact your KPI’s. That’s a great start. Hopefully, you have a Lean Game Plan for the quarter and are ready to get going. While the excitement in your organization is high, before your first event it is important that you complete a project charter or …
Do you have a culture of innovation? Let’s talk about it and find out. In the book Intrapreneuring in Action, the authors developed 19 traits of companies that have a culture of innovation. This is part five of a five-part series. I’ve begun this entire intrapreneur series because some companies have to pivot because of …
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There will be times in your leadership career when you have to deal with frustrating people. That isn’t a character trait, but it does happen from time to time. People can be frustrating in certain situations. Here are four tips on how to deal with frustrating people. Tip 1 – Realize they’re struggling just like …
Cybersecurity is often overlooked in many industry settings. Not entirely, but it doesn’t get the attention or budgeting that new equipment, cobots, and other tools get. They are easier to justify by improved throughput, increased efficiencies, etc. Cybersecurity doesn’t add directly to the bottom line, yet if you are the recipient of a cyberattack that …
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As you develop your Lean Game Plan, you’ll identify KPI’s–Key Performance Indicators that you want to affect with your Lean improvements. Often you need to go several layers deep before you get to the actual kaizen event. This blog will explain how to match your kaizen’s to KPIs successfully. Let’s use the picture above as …
Do you have a culture of innovation? Let’s talk about it and find out. In the book Intrapreneuring in Action, the authors developed 19 traits of companies that have a culture of innovation. This is part four of a five-part series. I’ve begun this entire intrapreneur series because some companies have to pivot because of …
Fun isn’t something you have, it is something you generate. It is easy to get caught up in the day-to-day activities and daily grind which can remove all pretense of fun from being a leader. Being a leader should be fun! You’ve been asked to guide other human beings! Here are four tips on how …
This week I interview Larry Reece former Lean manager at Bigge Crane located in Oakland California. They rent and sell all types of crane equipment for the construction industry. Key Takeaways: Bigge Crane began their Lean journey in the maintenance area. This area focuses upon repairing rental cranes returned from the field. They wanted to …
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