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When Command-and-Control Leadership Sabotages Success

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A lean transformation should not be a blame game. Photo by Vitaly Gariev on Unsplash

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It’s a story I’ve heard too many times: An organization spends years, even decades, entrenched in a top-down, command-and-control culture.

Four Ways to Measure Improvement Using Before/After Control Charts With Stages

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Everyone has their own favorite graph type or visual tool. I’m not ready to declare this my favorite yet, but this oldie but goodie has got to get more time and attention.

How Saying ‘No’ Strengthens Your Strategy

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We’ve already talked about what a strategic plan is (and isn’t) in our discussion: “Strategic Planning Isn’t ‘Budget +10%.’” Hopefully

The Power of the ‘Back of the Napkin’ for Innovation and Quality

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A few days after returning from a speaking engagement at the Innovate for Excellence Summit in Chicago last September, I spoke to Susan, an old classmate.

Improve Your Writing With Quality Principles

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If you’re reading this, you probably read a lot. You’ve made your way through all our industry news, keeping tabs on trends in our feature stories and gleaning a greater understanding of your own business—at least we hope so.

Signs

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How do you treat signs when you’re driving your car? Are you a strict rule follower? Does a stop sign cause you to come to a full stop, or a rolling stop, or no stop at all if you see no traffic?

Use Internal Controls for More Than Just Compliance

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W ithin the utility industry, regional entities increasingly focus on internal controls as a measuring stick for overall compliance performance.

Manufacturers Are Adopting Digital Documentation. Here’s How.

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Digital documentation can change quality control in manufacturing for the better. Photo by Battlecreek Coffee Roasters on Unsplash

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Despite the industry’s push toward digital transformation, 95% of manufacturers use paper-based documentation,

Weber’s Law at the <em>Gemba</em>

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In this article, I’m looking at Weber’s Law. It’s named after Ernst Heinrich Weber (1795–1878), a German physician who was one of the pioneers of experimental psychology.

Managers Want You Back in the Office

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Despite the clear benefits of hybrid work models, a significant number of managers still push for their teams to be back in the office.

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