#leantips Archives - UPPSolutions https://uppsolutions.net/tag/leantips/ Elevate Your Career Wed, 06 Apr 2016 22:12:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/uppsolutions.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cropped-UPPSolutions-white-bg-site-icon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 #leantips Archives - UPPSolutions https://uppsolutions.net/tag/leantips/ 32 32 103753646 Complicating Continuous Improvement https://uppsolutions.net/complicating-continuous-improvement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=complicating-continuous-improvement https://uppsolutions.net/complicating-continuous-improvement/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2016 13:00:35 +0000 https://uppsolutions.net/?p=299 Does the continuous improvement industry need to practice more of what we preach: do we need to lean out our Lean process and reduce our Six Sigma variations? Humans, by nature, tend to over-process the simple into complexities that are not strictly necessary. We change agents are acutely aware of this as we busily go…

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]]> https://uppsolutions.net/complicating-continuous-improvement/feed/ 3 299 Are You Training People to Think or Follow a Checklist? https://uppsolutions.net/are-you-training-people-to-think-or-follow-a-checklist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-training-people-to-think-or-follow-a-checklist Tue, 19 Jan 2016 18:54:28 +0000 https://uppsolutions.net/?p=200 Several weeks ago, at the MoreSteam annual Executive Briefing in Houston, Texas: Excellence in Process Improvement, there was an interesting presentation and discussion on Lean/Sigma training. The conference participants were comprised of a select group of experienced continuous improvement professionals, many of whom are program leaders. The question was raised (in essence): “Do our historical…

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]]> 200 The Value of Open Dialogue [Why Old School is Cool] https://uppsolutions.net/the-value-of-open-dialogue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-value-of-open-dialogue Mon, 07 Dec 2015 16:55:22 +0000 https://uppsolutions.net/?p=1 How many emails do you have in your inbox? How much time out of your day do you spend trying to catch up on email? In today’s world, personal and business correspondence has drifted sharply away from in-person conversation and even voice communication. Email, social media, and texting have valuable benefits when used in moderation.…

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