<em>Gemba</em> Walking: Tips for Digital Transformation
Gemba walks are an essential tool to understand the challenges of your manufacturing frontline. Each manufacturing facility is unique.
Gemba walks are an essential tool to understand the challenges of your manufacturing frontline. Each manufacturing facility is unique.
This morning my favorite local morning news program had an interesting segment on new slang words and what they mean.
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In my work helping to build high-performing teams at a diverse range of organizations, I have found that there is nothing that bonds a team qu
In a recent column, I wrote about the power of suggestion.
"Metamorphosis" Credit: Marco Colín
Covid-19 has disrupted many areas of our lives, including our careers.
Big data is a relatively new phenomenon. Its use is increasing in many organizations. But, as with many new processes, its use cuts both ways. It has positive benefits to both the organization and customers. It also has its potential downside.
I remember well when the phrase “a thousand points of light” entered regular usage. Popularized by President George H.W. Bush, the phrase referred to individuals and organizations that provide valuable and even lifesaving work in communities around the country.
Marjorie, an HR professional, receives a seemingly impossible mandate: She is asked to recruit six Spanish-speaking, front-end programmers with at least 10 years of experience who are able to relocate to Miami—all within a month.
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