KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Are Gemba Walks Only for Managers?
During a typical Gemba Walk, a manager or supervisor visits the place where work gets done. He or she observes as processes and tasks are carried out, asks questions, and …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Matthew Cannistraro Webinar Preview
Matthew Cannistraro, of the J.C. Cannistraro company, is one of those leaders and customers. He gave an excellent presentation at last yearâs user conference, a talk that was focused on …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — A Quick Guide to Lean Construction
Readers of this blog know that the Lean approach to business management has taken root far outside of the manufacturing sector. It is used by healthcare organizations, software development firms, …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Electronic Suggestion Boxes
We are in the continuous improvement business, so it is not surprising that we sometimes talk to HR managers and other leaders who have been sold on the idea that …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Ask Us Anything Episode 11
Mark Graban & Dr. Greg Jacobson In this episode: How did you guys meet? What are some inventive methods to improve senior management visibility and support for continuous improvement (CI)? …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — The 5 Fundamental Principles of Lean Manufacturing
Post by Dr. Greg Jacobson, read by Mark Graban Management expert James P. Womack, Ph.D., is the founder and senior advisor to the Lean Enterprise Institute, Inc., a nonprofit training, …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — How PDSA Could Have Prevented the Muslim Ban Fiasco
Wow! The daily lessons served up by the current political climate in the United States just keep coming. I’m quite certain nobody intended to help us gain these insights, but …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — How Consultants Can Use Software to Their Advantage
Our CEO, Dr. Greg Jacobson, has a cartoon hanging in his office. It must be pretty popular, because I found out Mark Graban actually referenced it a few years ago …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Continuous Improvement in Higher Education
An increasing number of institutes of higher education are introducing the principles of Lean and other continuous improvement methodologies in order to improve efficiency and operational effectiveness. This might be …
KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast — Everything You Need to Know About Strategy Deployment
KaiNexus is pretty lucky in that it has a staff of amazingly talented and knowledgeable individuals. Our Vice-President of Improvement & Innovation Services, Mark Graban, is certainly no exception. Graban …