KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Big Hairy Audacious Results
We are not saying that your CEO needs shave his or her head, but depending on your improvement goals (and your CEOs attachment to their locks) it might be a …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Introduction to Process Control Charts
Donald J. Wheeler, PhD is a world-renown expert in continuous improvement, having worked with W. Edwards Deming and later writing the classic book Understanding Variation. Wheeler once wrote and said, …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — 9 Ways a Lean Management System Propels Positive Change
I was at a neighborhood gathering the other day when I ran into an old friend who I had not seen in years. She asked me what I had been …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — 8 Standard Work Blunders You Can Absolutely Avoid
Standard work is a term that practitioners of a continuous improvement methodology such as Lean, Kaizen or Six Sigma have probably heard before. It is simply a detailed written description …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Personal Leadership at the Nexus of Lean and Zen
Webinar presented by Kevin Meyer, hosted by Mark Graban. In this webinar you will learn: The fascinating overlap between Lean and Zen. How to use that overlap to calm everyday …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — 16 Questions to Ask on Your Next Gemba Walk
During a Gemba walk, supervisors and leaders go to the place where work is done (the Gemba). They observe (not fix) processes and activities and ask questions that will help …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Kevin Meyer Webinar Preview
Kevin Meyer from Gemba Academy, author of the book “The Simple Leader” will be giving a webinar for KaiNexus on April 25. Register at http://www.kainexus.com/webinars The title is “Personal Leadership …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — How We Use Kaizen and KaiNexus to Improve the Podcast
“How KaiNexus Uses Kaizen and our KaiNexus Software to Improve: Podcast Episode Numbers” A blog post by Mark Graban
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — How Hoshin Kanri Can Help You Predict the Future
Keep doing what you are doing and you are going to get what you are getting. Few would argue that the logic rings true, but unfortunately, this idea is often …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — DMAIC for Beginners
The DMAIC technique is simple, yet powerful. It brings structure to the improvement process and helps teams explore potential solutions, decide a course of action, and implement process controls in …