When not to do A3 problem solving
It’s January and for many this is the last week of the first month of the fiscal year. If you did your job well, if you cascaded your strategy, set proper KPIs, your teams now know what to do. So…
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How a good P-P-C decision will save you time and money
This is not about PPC, Pay-Per-Click. I’m not here to sponsor all Google Executives more than needed. No, what I’m talking about here is a simple decision needed at every review: Persevere, Pivot, Cancel. In a good monthly review with…
Improvement is not optional
Progress cannot be generated when we are satisfied with existing situations. Ohno Taiichi (大野耐一, Ōno Taiichi) What Mr Ohno describes in this quote is a core belief of Lean. It’s about the fundament of Kaizen, the idea that things can always be…