A Mighty Giant for Green Sustainability

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Green sustainability for a business, that’s what I’m talking about! Everywhere you turn today, you see “green” this or “green” that. In our town there is now a new bank called The Green Bank. I’m not kidding! So, let me tell you about a mighty Giant that...

Nine Types of Waste in Small Business

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Nine types of waste in business can be eliminated with good (BPM) Business Process Management via systematization. Sadly, reducing company waste is a huge untapped bottom-line enhancer for many small businesses. As a result, many business owners miss out on the...

The Dark Side of Lean Management

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There is a dark side to Lean Management, even though the benefits of Lean are enormous!  The failure rate for Lean programs, per many Lean experts can be very discouraging. Recently, speaking at a Lean Management conference, experts from that conference proclaimed the...

Non-Biased Business Systems

Non-Biased Business Systems
Non-biased business systems enable management to make good decisions without presumption or partiality. Systems are inanimate objects, as they have no predisposition or prejudice. The kind of business systems I’m talking about don’t know a white person from a black...

How to Sustain Lean – Take a Lean Tour

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How to sustain Lean once lean practices are implemented, is the NOT-so-Lean-ELEPHANT in the room that many “gurus-of-lean” seem to overlook! These Lean “Rah-Rah” folks enjoy showing the housekeeping side of lean, called 5s, because it’s out in the open for all to see...

Close Shave for a Lean Business

You may remember the old Burma Shave signs, lined up one after another along a two-lane highway. Now, that was a great marketing campaign! These simple red signs with white lettering were spaced about 100 feet apart. Each sign had part of a fun-to-read message or...

I’m Mad At You!

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I’ve been in business 35 years, and I know breakdowns in business courtesy happen all the time. But, recently I wanted to get in a certain prospect’s face and yell, “I’m really MAD at you!” The situation reminded me of a book I used to read to my son in the...

Simplification of Business

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A popular business philosophy touted by those “in the know” is simplification of business. It can overcome big problems in small or large businesses. Simplification of business is, simply, making the decision to standardize the product sold and manufactured....