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Voice of the Customer (VOC): Get Strategic and Get Results

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“The single most important thing is to make people happy. If you are making people happy, as a side effect, they will be happy to open up their wallets and pay you.” ~Derek Sivers, Founder of CD Baby When you are dealing with customer issues, do you ever feel you are just putting out fires? Running […]

The Best of Shmula

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We are proud provide you a recap of five of our most recent blogs for your enjoyment and reference. Please do not forget to dive into the archives from time to time and catch up on reading you may have missed! Using Regression Analysis to Improve Cause and Effect Analysis Understanding the Change Acceleration Process […]

[VIDEO] A Glimpse Into the Future of Manufacturing

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Elon Musk is the co-founder, CEO and Product Architect at Tesla, overseeing all product development, engineering, and design of the company’s electric vehicles, battery products, and solar roofs. His unique expertise lends to some very interesting views on the future of manufacturing and innovation. Sit back and enjoy a glimpse into the future! Related Posts:Lean Thinking […]

[VIDEO] Lean Manufacturing and Respecting People For Success

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It is all about the people. You can have all the tools, principles and practices of lean and lean manufacturing down pat, but you are finding success elusive! Your most valuable asset is the people of your organization and they have to be placed as your first priority. Lean and lean manufacturing principles are truly […]

[VIDEO] Lean Six Sigma Approaches in Healthcare

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Lean principles have been used in manufacturing for decades. We know that lean principles can be successfully applied to the delivery of healthcare. Although healthcare differs in many ways from manufacturing, there are also significant similarities. Patient care professionals must rely on multiple, complex processes to accomplish their tasks and provide value to the customer or […]

Healthcare: Improving Quality and Innovation With Lean Principles

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No other industry places such a high a premium on quality of service as healthcare. Given the essential requirement of quality in the healthcare industry, consumers expect providers to lead the way in innovation and quality efforts in the services they provide. As a percentage of its gross domestic product (GDP), we spend more on […]

TED Talk: Can You Inspire in an Era of Constant Change?

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“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change.” ― Leon C. Megginson The modern global economy is fast and dynamic. It is in a constant state of change. The greatest challenge facing leaders and their organizations today is to be able to quickly respond […]

Professional Development – 12 Books That Inspired Jeff Bezos

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There is a saying that “success leaves clues.” If you look at successful people, you will find a common core of habits that contribute directly to their success. One of the most common habits is reading. Successful people across all industries dump the TV and read! They are voracious readers and consume books with an […]

A Lean Workforce Starts with Lean Leadership

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A Lean Workforce Starts with Lean Leadership More and more companies are starting to realize the benefits of lean methodologies, and are trying to implement them in their own work. However, as they all inevitably quickly find out, lean is not a simple concept to tackle, and requires a lot of effort across all levels […]