SDCA versus PDCA- when to use them.
#crossblogging from a Linkedin in article I wrote this month.I know many of us have been exposed to Plan-Do-Check-Action (PDCA), (note some earlier versions from Deming the PDSA (Plan- Do-Study-Act)...
View ArticleWhy do we like change in our personal life, but not at work?
#crossbloggingHere is a post I made on Linkedin.com that I am sharing here with my followers.Why do we like change in our personal life, but not at work?It's enlightening to me when Ernie and I ask...
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PDCA, Fitness Apps, and Using Social Media to Improve Our Health
Happy August Everyone,#crossblogging from The Lean Posthttp://www.lean.org/LeanPost/Posting.cfm?LeanPostId=456I often find it difficult to maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle with my travel schedule...
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Lean Leadership "Unplugged" Webcast Recording
HI Everyone,If you missed the live webcast today facilitated by Chris Burnham - Featuring myself, Ernie Richardson, Sam MacPherson, and Jamie Flinchbaugh. We were discussing many aspects of #Lean...
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Recognizing waste is a "Golden" Opportunity at Kinross Round Mountain Gold...
Ernie and I have been blessed to be a part of the learning journey with our friends at Kinross Gold Mine, in Round Mountain, Nevada. We had the distinct pleasure of meeting several of their continuous...
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Imagine a world without Standardization
We spend a lot of time with different industries across the U.S, and Canada working vertically with CEO’s to primary process owners and horizontally across the functional silo areas that create the...
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Want a eye opener? Yamazumi yourself!
Happy Holidays to everyone! This is my last blog post for 2015, it's been a great and exciting year for us. Teaching Lean Inc is looking forward to a very busy 2016 -- #lifeonplanes takes us to many...
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Sustaining New Year's Resolutions - Any different than sustaining Lean?
Happy 2016!! Last year seems like a blur, we worked with some of our regular clients and gained several more across various industry. It was a great year for LEArNing for all folks we were involved...
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Yes-- we look for Lean examples, Standardization, and JIT even on our...
Well Ernie and I were able to work in some vacation time to Hawaii this month (Jan). It was my first trip there and Ernie's second. We visited 2 islands (Oahu and Maui) and I have to say it was...
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The Value of Key Performance Indicators in a Lean Transformation
Hi everyone,This month I am #crossblogging to share with you a column Ernie and I wrote for The Lean Post at the Lean Enterprise Institute. Here is the link to it. Also the post...
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The thinking behind an effective Gemba Walk
So what is the "Gemba"? In simplistic terms - it's where "work"happens or the "actual place". The Gemba doesn't have to be specific to manufacturing (a common misnomer). Often Gemba's are...
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You can't spell "challenge" without "change"!
Ernie and I were blessed to have many lessons from our Japanese trainers during our time at Toyota Motor Manufacturing. Some were purposely orchestrated for us to fail, some through detailed...
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Why don't we solve problems like we eat pizza?
So we have been conditioned since our youth that pizza normally comes by the slice, of course if we make our own we bake it then slice it, right? Perhaps you can describe this as tribal knowledge or a...
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Have you found the point of occurrence (poo) in your process?
Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone,This post is to have a little fun while we learn, and if any of you have been in our sessions the past few years you will know what this means. It's the funny things...
View ArticleRaised by Toyota - Q&A with Ernie and Tracey Richardson
Hello everyone, #crossblogging this month. Spent a week on a Q&A interview with the Lean Enterprise Institute extrapolating our thoughts and experiences from our time at Toyota and how we...
View ArticleVideo clip from Lean Enterprise Institute Mining Gold with Kinross and...
Check out this short video clip by Chet Marchwinski with the Lean Enterprise Institute at the Lean Summit this past March in Las Vegas. Chet is interviewing Kinross Gold who has been on a Lean...
View ArticleThe TPS Evolution - Generation 3
Happy Holidays everyone! It's hard to believe we are closing in on the end 2016, what a year! We look forward to 2017 leading and learning with everyone.We apologize for not having a monthly cadence...
View ArticleGetting to Sustainability
Hi folks,Happy New Year 2017! Hope everyone's year is getting off to a great start!I want to "crossblog" a column we wrote for The Lean Post through The Lean Enterprise Institute!Here is the link to...
View ArticleLooking for split seconds in NASCAR could mean a win or not!
#CROSSBLOGGINGWanted to share my post on The Lean Post. Crossblogging in order to share with others! Looking for split seconds in NASCAR could mean a win or not. Click here to read the post!!...
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Valuing the Customer --My Lexus service experience!
Hello everyone, it's hard to believe its March already! I wanted to share a personal experience with our blog readers with this post. Ernie and I have been conditioned over the years to always look...
View ArticlePDCA thinking and the NCAA March Madness tournament
#Crossblogging with theleanpost.org this week! Click on the link to go to The Lean Post to view and give feedback!!PDCA thinking and the NCAA March Madness TournamentCheck it out!!Until next timeTracey...
View ArticleAn early release story from The Toyota Engagement Equation (Problem Solving)
Tracking Down a Perplexing ProblemHey blog readers - I got permission to share just one of the many stories from The Toyota Engagement Equation. This story is about going to see, and finding the point...
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"Lean Thinking" in NASCAR- if you look close enough it's everywhere you GO !!
Lean Tools in By Ernie and Tracey RichardsonOwners-Teaching Lean Inc. So Ernie and I attended the 2015 Daytona 500 this year with a little different lens than usual. We were fortunate to receive...
View ArticleLastest Podcast with Chris Burnham at Lean Leadership Podcast
Hello Everyone,Wanted to share with you our latest Podcast w Chris Burnham at Lean Leadership Podcast. Check it out. Ernie and I share our Toyota experiences and stories of our time with our sensei's...
View ArticleWhat it Takes to Share One's Wisdom: A Q&A with Tracey Richardson
Hello Blog readers - Sharing a column from The Lean Post - theleanpost.org--check out many other posts from Lean Thinkers here as well!! Sharing Wisdom Interview:What it Takes to Share One's Wisdom:...
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