Category Archives: Hajime Ohba

Computer geeks over the age over 40 will recall that once upon a time, the images of text and graphics that appeared on computer screens bore little..

Do you remember a post-hippie era song called Signs? The song’s refrain came to mind recently during a workplace walkthrough: “Sign, sign, everywhere..

Last week, a drive-by a 99 Cent Store (see photo) reminded me of my first real job in an industrial marketing department. In the 1970’s, one function..

Some time ago, while speaking at a conference in the land down under, I was taken to task by a participant for suggesting, “5S is usually the first..

I attended a gathering of healthcare providers recently to participate in a site review and listen to some nice TPS success stories. During a Q&A..

Several weeks ago in New England, the rants of angry electric utility patrons filled the evening news. Accusations of greed and incompetence were..

The upcoming holiday is my second favorite (after New Years), first because it’s energizing to reflect on things to be happy about, and second..

A short time after I moved into operations as the VP of manufacturing, our assembly department made an early and, dare I say, imperfect attempt to..

Early job experiences can have a profound impact on how we approach the workday. Here is one of mine from my very first job: When I was twelve years..

This post is a follow-up to one from September on policy deployment, sometimes called a ‘roadmap’ for improvement.’ It’s more than that in that it..