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Known as the originator of the iPod, Tony Fadell shares his advice for pursuing and driving transformational change in this funny, yet enlightening talk. Human beings become complacent and used to the status quo quickly. The key is to see the way things are as an opportunity for design. Or as we like to say, “There’s always a better way…”
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Tender rejection data in the FreightWaves SONAR data platform shows that the freight market bottomed on May 14. Since then, conditions for carriers have slowly been improving. SONAR’s outbound tender rejection index (OTRI) tracks the balance of supply and demand in trucking by measuring the percentage of truckload freight that is rejected. In trucking, supply…
One of the frequent criticisms that Lean Practitioners face in teaching Lean Thinking and its Leadership is that the language used can be confusing or exclusive. Whilst terms such as Kaizen and Kanban might have become well established across industry and geography, terms such as Kamishibai, Kaikaku and Yamazumi (please see the end of the…
“Increase Quality, Increase Velocity”; LMJ Board Member and XONITEK’s Chairman, Joseph Paris, explores the financial industry’s attempts at lean and shows where the real savings have been made. Published in Lean Management Journal in the September 2014 issue. Download PDF
It’s been another week, much like the many other weeks for me. In addition to running a couple of companies, working on a few projects and pitching others, and the routine management and engagement of the Operational Excellence Group on LinkedIn; I had a few more conversations with the leadership of Continuous Improvement or Operational…
On August 6th 2012, NASA’s staff had legitimate cause for celebration. The Curiosity Rover, the largest and most high-tech rover ever destined for Mars, landed on the planet successfully. While the landing process was understood to be extremely complex, the landing unfolded as planned. The result is that a car-sized robot was able to deliver…
I would find it hard to believe that any successful person achieved that success without having at least one mentor along their journey – someone who was instrumental and influential in the life journey of the person being mentored (the mentee). But what is mentorship? Mentorship is a semi-formal relationship between someone who has wisdom…
