VIDEO: Crush Your Performance Evaluation
Many of you went through your year-end evaluation recently. How did it go? Did you crush it? Or did you feel your evaluation was off… Read More »VIDEO: Crush Your Performance Evaluation
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The Worst Waste of All
So—is it a 9 or is it a 6? Depends on who’s looking at the problem. You’ve probably seen memes similar to this that… Read More »The Worst Waste of All
Develop a “Why?” Mindset
Lean, at its heart, is about finding the root causes of problems that prevent you from achieving your goals. Often, what stands in the way… Read More »Develop a “Why?” Mindset
SWOT: Rediscover a Classic
Ever go through your closet or toolbox and find something useful you forgot you had—and wound up being glad you did? I suggest you rummage… Read More »SWOT: Rediscover a Classic
Whip Out the WIP Board
Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, I’ve been providing you steps to stay productive and focused in work and in life. If you completed your mind map last… Read More »Whip Out the WIP Board
How to Make a Mind Map
Any Harry Potter fans out there? If so, you’re familiar with the idea of a pensieve. The wizard Albus Dumbledore uses the pensieve—a large, shallow… Read More »How to Make a Mind Map
Get Wise and Synchronize!
Want to learn how to shave weeks off knowledge work—with valuable learning as an added return on your investment? The first order of business… Read More »Get Wise and Synchronize!
Putting 5S to Work in the Business Office
If you read this blog regularly, you’re aware that the same lean tools that make manufacturing more efficient can work wonders in the business office.… Read More »Putting 5S to Work in the Business Office
LABP’s Biggest Gift Is Time
How are you coming along with your end-of-year initiatives? Are you realizing noticeable gains, or are you getting bogged down with too much work in… Read More »LABP’s Biggest Gift Is Time
When Finger-Pointing Is a Good Thing
This month’s blog post will be short and sweet. Why? My WIP is at max! (If this concept is new to you, revisit my video on… Read More »When Finger-Pointing Is a Good Thing