A productivity boom? In this economy? Three years after word began spreading about an illness called COVID-19, the U.S. economy has largely digested supply chain, labor and inflation shocks. But ...

Recently, I was working with a major software company as a consultant and they were having issues with productivity and employee engagement. Despite their best efforts, they were failing to meet their ...

Effective time management and productivity enhancement have become essential skills for achieving your goals and maintaining a healthy work-life balance. By focusing on what truly matters and ...

I first encountered the concept of kaizen in the early 1980s through the teaching of Masaaki Imai and later through his book Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. Imai explained that the ...

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Companies that can successfully implement continuous development throughout their organization find dramatic strategic benefits. Agile made its public debut in 2001 with the publication of the ...

WIKA Instrument Corp. has been on a lean manufacturing journey for a significant length of time. Indeed, the manufacturer of pressure, temperature and level measurement instrumentation is approaching ...

Most organizations go down a path that will not yield significant results in productivity. The causes of this failure stem from two primary factors. The first is that most approaches focus on ...

My conversations with CEOs across the country keep returning to a similar theme: the need for increased productivity in the workplace has never been greater. Today, leaders are grappling with ...

Continuous improvement has long been an important aspect for manufacturers who are in a constant battle to provide their customers with high quality products at a competitive cost that can be ...

As employees seek more — flexibility, recognition and growth opportunities — companies must adapt to stay competitive. However, corporate giants risk falling behind with rigid new mandates, such as ...

Welcome to this productivity guide. The purpose of this guide is twofold. First, I will define what productivity is. Too often, we try to improve productivity without know what it is. Second, I share ...