Providing positive feedback to an employee is easy, right? Smiles and emotional high-fives are exchanged, while everyone feels warm and fuzz...

I’ve been in a leadership position for over 35 years, and I can attest to its many challenges. Leadership roles are tough, they require know...

Lean Manufacturing identifies 8-types of waste. These wastes in lean terms are called MUDA, a Japanese word meaning "wasteful". A MUDA walk ...

Six-sigma is a popular buzz word in plants, but do you understand the basics of what it means?  The grass roots explanation of six-sigma is ...

Understanding six-sigma and process capability is essential for factory leaders at all levels. Processes variation is a fact of life in a pl...