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Ten Posts for Ten Shingo Principles
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Hurrah! Today is the first day of Spring, if a little snowy, in the Boston area. And the 28th Annual Shingo Prize Conference is fast approaching in..
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March 21 , 2016.
Ludicrous Speed
Mel Brooks fans will remember Spaceballs, his jocular jibe at the Star Wars epic. In pursuit of a rebel ship, evil Lord Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis)..
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February 08 , 2016.
P-D Ratios
The last few weeks have been all things Shingo for me including a presentation at the Shingo Institute’s International Conference three weeks ago in..
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May 27 , 2015.
A Holiday Miracle
Viewing Bill Murray’s “Scrooged” last week for the twenty-fifth time in as many years, I recalled a kind of holiday miracle I witnessed shortly after..
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December 31 , 2014.
Dead See Scrolls
I participated recently in the AME conference in Jacksonville, Florida; a terrific rally for manufacturing excellence with the tongue-twisting theme..
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November 26 , 2014.
3P - Putting People Phirst
With our 10th Annual Northeast Conference just eight days away, I’ve taken a little poetic license with the conference theme, Putting People First,..
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September 22 , 2014.
Addicted to Lean
One of my early lessons in leading change came at the age of 19, while working in in a program known as VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America. The..
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June 16 , 2014.
Be Careful What You Wish For - Part II
Four years ago I posted a funny story passed along to me by a Lean friend, that dealt with the consequences of crazy measures, and how lack of..
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May 27 , 2014.
Permutations
For many years I worked for a manufacturer of pressure and temperature switches, a small company with a very big product selection. In our product..
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April 18 , 2014.
Knowledge Work
An engineering manager whom I worked with twenty-five years ago challenged me one day, “You know, Bruce, if all employees were engineers, you..
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February 03 , 2014.