WIP It into Shape
I’d like to share a recent LABP success story with you! In the Haslam College of Business, nearly every financial and HR process begins… Read More »WIP It into Shape
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Develop a “Why?” Mindset
Lean, at its heart, is about finding the root causes of problems that prevent you from achieving your goals. Often, what stands in the way… Read More »Develop a “Why?” Mindset
The Recipe for My Secret Sauce
No, this isn’t a special holiday cooking edition of the LeanBP Blog! To celebrate the season, I thought I’d share with you the formula… Read More »The Recipe for My Secret Sauce
Go Faster, Produce More—but with Integrity
If you’ve been following my blog regularly, you know that my Lean Applied to Business Processes course is actually the product of what I’ve learned… Read More »Go Faster, Produce More—but with Integrity
Cut the Noise and Tame the Common Cause (Part Two of Two)
In my last post, I laid out the difference between special cause and common cause variation. Why is it important to know the difference?… Read More »Cut the Noise and Tame the Common Cause (Part Two of Two)
Optimizing Without Balance—A Vicious Cycle
It’s counterintuitive to think that maximizing your job or your department’s throughput can have a detrimental effect on your company. But that’s exactly the problem… Read More »Optimizing Without Balance—A Vicious Cycle
LABP’s Biggest Gift Is Time
How are you coming along with your end-of-year initiatives? Are you realizing noticeable gains, or are you getting bogged down with too much work in… Read More »LABP’s Biggest Gift Is Time
When Finger-Pointing Is a Good Thing
This month’s blog post will be short and sweet. Why? My WIP is at max! (If this concept is new to you, revisit my video on… Read More »When Finger-Pointing Is a Good Thing
Three Warning Signs Your Process Improvement Effort Will Fail
“Constraint: anything that limits a system from achieving higher performance versus its goal.” —Eli Goldratt, What Is This Thing Called Theory of Constraints and How Should… Read More »Three Warning Signs Your Process Improvement Effort Will Fail
A Better Way to Brainstorm Root Causes
Determining root causes seems to be a lost art. It’s a discipline, and if we aren’t willing to apply disciplined thinking when diagnosing a problem… Read More »A Better Way to Brainstorm Root Causes