Kanban in Japanese means sign or large visual board. Today, this would be our billboards when considering the word Kanban. Kanbans refer to the cards being utilized within the Kanban System. These cards were used to help control work in progress, sometimes referred to as Kanban boards. Today we would define Kanban as a method […]
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Multi-tasking. The desire to do multiple things at once, providing more output, faster. You probably have heard this, and others push this concept to you in your work area. However, here is the big secret. It is all a lie. The human brain has a very hard time processing two or more things at the
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In a scenario, we have two employees working in the same environment having identical skills. Each is adept with their unique tasks, performing well. After work employee one chooses to challenge himself mentally with new ideas and experiences while employee two, each evening chooses to only watch TV, giving little room for mental growth. Suddenly,
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This week, two different scenarios occurred within two very different companies. One involved a hospital providing health services to a patient within a major healthcare system, the other involved a store branch providing cell and tv services within one of the largest communication companies. In this episode I want to provide two differing situations, what
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This weekend I was re-reading the excellent book, How to take smart notes by Sonke Ahrens. Within he provides a scenario involving a mistake being made when someone first starts the Zettelkasten Method. Everyone has been trained a certain workflow or method involving taking notes. This may have been provided to you during schooling or
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Podcast: Guarding Your Lips Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin. Proverbs 13:3 Tweet Listen to the Episode The book of Proverbs is a well-known collection of ancient texts. Known as the Ketuvim or Writings, it consists of seven collections of wisdom materials from a variety
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Consistency is Essential Understand that consistency is essential; nothing is achieved without it. Unkown Tweet Listen to the Episode In nearly all self-help books consistency is a major role for improvement. One of the tenents for success, yet one of the habits rarely picked up. Conistency includes dedication to completing or being clear on your
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What They Need not What They want If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses. Henry FordTweet Listen to the Episode Hearing this same quote on a recent show, I was reminded how much it has been used. I have heard similar versions of this used over the years
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Learn From History What men learn from history is that men never learn from history. Dr. Gene Kim Tweet Listen to the Episode When I was in public school, I really didn’t have a keen interest in history. I thought it was interesting, but unlike today, I find history not only fascinating, but holds a
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A Good Plan A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week. George S. Patton Tweet Listen to the Episode I had the opportunity to visit with some in-laws over the weekend. During discussion, we were noting how Walmart is revising their store’s floorplan and gearing up their process to
