5G will support factory automation and 5G speeds are being adopted more quickly every year. As I have mentioned before in this Industry 4.0 blog, 5G speeds will provide the backbone for automated factories and that is becoming more of a reality every day. Imagine a factory where, depending upon what we order, the machines …
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I often get push-back from client organizations that don’t want to fill out a project charter before conducting a Rapid Improvement Event. “We know the area we are working in, why do we need a charter?” I hope you have never said that, or heard that from others in your company, but in case you …
Maybe your organization has to pivot in areas since the COVID19 pandemic. One way to increase the speed of pivoting is to unleash your internal intrapreneurs. As they drive change, offer fresh opportunities and improvements, they will run into barriers. Here are some ways senior leaders can support intrapreneurs. 1. Increase the discomfort in keeping …
We all know leaders we view as more successful than others. Maybe they get more accomplished with their team. They might have more camaraderie amongst their team members. Maybe they give their team more freedom. Whatever the measuring stick, they are more successful. Here are some tips on how successful leaders think. First, let’s talk …
One of the key elements on my American Lean Weekday podcast is the weekly interviews that I conduct with companies on their Lean Journey. These companies are from various industries and are all different sizes. I have interviewed leaders from family-owned businesses to multi-national organizations. Today I interview Lippert Component Director of Lean Manufacturing, Sean …
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Since March, there are many areas that have changed because of COVID19. Going to a restaurant, the adoption of telemedicine, changes in retail shopping. These are all areas where robots are helping the fight against COVID. Traditionally robots are used in the manufacturing sector. Since the deployment of 5G speeds is coming, robots are rapidly …
As you progress through your Lean Game Plan, there will be times when you conduct Rapid Improvement Events that will be 2-5 days. There will also be times when you have to manage larger projects, maybe six sigma projects that are larger and more cross-functional. Regardless, here are four tips for being an excellent project …
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Driving improvement and change in an organization is hard. It requires a lot of heavy lifting. Employees rarely embrace change because the mind doesn’t like uncertainty. When you talk about change, that leads to an uncertain future in many people’s minds. Here are four tips to make change stick in your organization. 1. Your company …
When you lead people, there will be times when you have difficult conversations with employees. To make these conversations successful with both party’s emotions intact, here are four tips for having difficult conversations. Tip 1. Don’t enter the conversation in an emotional state We’ve all heard the advice to count to ten before answering when …
As we approach the Fourth of July- America’s Independence Day, I want to reflect on why I chose the name American Lean for my business and American Lean weekday for my podcast. It is very personal for me. When I was an Industrial Engineering co-op student at Huffy bicycle in Celina, Ohio we hired Arthur …