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Many managers evaluate the morale of their teams and wonder why they are struggling to improve the overall team environment. What are you doing currently? Is it working? If not, what needs to be done differently. It doesn’t always mean big changes are required. Do you even know what motivates your team members? Have you…
The idea that workers are skilled on every activity, focused all day, highly motivated for results, and directed by sensational leaders is a bit of myth. Recognizing that in order to rise to a greater standard, leaders must initiate well thought out processes and countless “tweaks” on whatever causes less desirable results to be produced.…
Reconciliation is a practice that should be completed on a regular schedule to ensure that business records are kept up to date and as accurate as possible. Although this sounds like a very common sense approach, it is not always that common. For example, if your vendor sends a monthly statement (as most do), you…
The CSB (U.S. CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD) is an independent federal agency investigating chemical accidents to protect workers, the public and the environment. On April 13th. 2016 the CSB sent an e-mail to all subscribers with the following title: The U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s investigation into the Macondo (Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion in the Gulf…
The shift in thinking required for organizations to become Lean or continuous improvement focused will probably take longer than you wish. Improvement efforts can lose momentum and sometimes aren’t sustained. The patience and resilience of an organization’s leadership can have a huge influence on the performance results or gap. The gap, real or perceived, that…