Kaizen is the Japanese word for “improvement.” In business, Kaizen refers to activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees, from the CEO to the assembly line workers. It also applies to processes, such as purchasing and logistics, that cross organizational boundaries into the supply chain. It has been applied in healthcare, psychotherapy, life-coaching, government, banking, and […]
Kaizen Methodology For Boosting Personal Performance
Are you feeling overwhelmed and out of control? Not really a surprise for many, considering the demands on our lives in this digital age. We are spending more time at work than any other generation in American history. As a workforce, Americans lose more paid leave from work each year than any other country. Our […]
A Little Humor for Easter
> One time there was a grumpy Easter bunny. He might have been grumpy but he was a mighty good actor. One day his friend, Bud was going on the set to do a part in a movie. The grumpy Easter Bunny yelled, “Break a leg.” The next day he went and saw his friend […]
Celebrating the Fourth of July
A History of the Celebration The Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. They’d been working on it for a couple of days after the draft was submitted on July 2nd and finally agreed on all of the edits and changes. Â July 4, 1776, became the date […]
Book of Mormon Printing Press – Meet the Mormons
This is a two-part post that I’ve entitled “Book of Mormon Printing Press – Meet the Mormons”. Earlier this year, we went to Palmyra New York to see early Mormon history. I’d like to show a few pictures and a video about that trip and the very complicated process of typesetting and printing the first […]
Moving to Nashville Tennessee
I haven’t written in a while. I apologize for that. You see, I’ve been quite busy. I recently accepted a position with a great company based in Nashville TN. So, on December 19, 2011 we moved from Utah to Tennessee. The company moved us, so that helped a lot, but there was quite a bit […]
Change Management is Like Potty Training
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSMy son turned 2 years old in June 2010. By most standards, barely a 2 year old isn’t ready to be potty trained. I beg to differ. The other day, after breakfast, I placed him on the toilet, hoping so badly he would […]
Adopting a Baby Boy: We Were Lucky and Did it Again
Update 2013: Since writing this post, my wife and I have adopted 4 children. We are so blessed and are very lucky to be their parents. Go here to learn more about the adoption process. We adopted Preston – cutest little afro puff. We adopted Mylie – sweet little baby girl. We adopted Lakin – my […]
We Adopted a Baby Girl
Update 2013: Since writing this post, my wife and I have adopted 4 children. We are so blessed and are very lucky to be their parents. Go here to learn more about the adoption process. We adopted Preston – cutest little afro puff. We adopted Mylie – sweet little baby girl. We adopted Lakin – my […]
Stories of Adoption: We Adopted a Baby Boy
Update 2013: Since writing this post, my wife and I have adopted 4 children. We are so blessed and are very lucky to be their parents. Go here to learn more about the adoption process. We adopted Preston – cutest little afro puff. We adopted Mylie – sweet little baby girl. We adopted Lakin – my […]