Tag continuous improvement

Why is an A3 report called an A3 report?

Good question. And certainly for people on the American side of the ocean, the word A3 doesn’t necessarily ring a bell. The answer is very simple, but brilliant in its simplicity. So the question is: why is an A3 Problem…

Problem Solving at great heights

Just a few weeks ago I was hiking in the Austrian Alps – don’t ask me why, but I’m happy I joined. It was a great experience, being offline for a week, walking above the clouds, facing some of your…

Zooming in and out on your business

Bad news happens fast, good news happens slow Morgan Housel on an interview with Diary of a CEO Morgan Housel, the author of a.o. the Psychology of Money, makes this quote in the context of how compounding on the long…

Red is the new green

Only last week did a customer for the first time talk about my logo, and he had it figured out. He recognised what it meant. In proper lean cultures, where KPI’s are set properly, you have a safe environment for…