Our current article series involves innovative leadership, and we cannot really cover the topic of innovative leadership without touching on the concept of organizational culture.  In fact, sometimes organizational leadership and organizational culture are called two sides of the same coin.  (more…)

Last month we looked at some examples of companies that recognized opportunities for improvement through change. The ability to recognize and implement improvement is integral to the company’s culture, which is the supported through its leadership. (more…)

Last week’s article was about Fueling Innovation. In recent articles we have talked about the history of innovation in the U.S., and the continuing need and opportunity for innovation and change.  We have reviewed how the spirit of innovation has played an important role in the history of the United States. (more…)

Your vision is starting to come together. Last week we reviewed your business model in the form of your end-to-end process design, which defines your organizations capability to deliver your vision. At this point you should begin to see a number of gaps between your (more…)

Last week we explored your vision for the New Year and produced an idea for a vision. Now let’s review your business model and see how your end-to-end process design stacks up to deliver your vision. (more…)

The New Year is here and it’s time to roll out your strategy for the coming year. We started last year by looking at organizational leadership. This year we’ll look at how leaders lead by weaving strategy into their business.  (more…)

I just got back from the ASQ World Quality Conference in Milwaukee last week (The next one is in Orlando next year). I had a great time and saw a lot of “qualityâ€? speakers. There was one speaker, (more…)

Corrective and Preventive Actions are key elements to a Quality Management System (QMS) that is focused on Continual Improvement and Customer Satisfaction. Indeed, any ISO 9000 type QMS should have (more…)

Last week we discussed how cash flow and manufacturing flow work. This week we are going to look at how design flow differs.

In manufacturing and cash flows our goal is to work towards zero defects and doing it right the first time. Both are laudable goals for (more…)

Last Month we discussed the competitive advantages of building a value chain. This month we are going to look at the differences between the design flow and the manufacturing flow. (more…)