Pages

▼
Friday, May 15, 2015

Day 479: The Full-Circle Effect

›
Last week, I was lucky enough to participate - as a presenter - at the Burnaby Board of Trade's Green Talks! event. Five minutes on any...
Monday, April 27, 2015

Day 461: Is it about trust?

›
I like to try and keep my brain thinking thinking thinking, so I often will grab a book or magazine from my bookshelf - at random - and read...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Day 440: What does it mean to be an expert?

›
Expert def. someone widely recognized as a  reliable  source of  technique  or  skill  whose faculty for judging or deciding rightly, justl...
Monday, March 2, 2015

Day 404: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

›
OK, we've all been there. Some great idea to improve a process - shorten cycle times, reduce defects, improve customer value - gets ever...
Friday, February 6, 2015

Day 383: Committing to a goal - when to keep going and when to stop

›
This week, I am competing in the World Master's Winter Games in beautiful Quebec City. I love visiting Quebec, even in winter, when it c...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Day 355: When a Standard isn't the Standard

›
Yesterday, I wrapped up a three day Whitebelt training and kaizen  session, focused on our field services group, at our Toronto office. The ...
Friday, December 19, 2014

Day 345: Wrapping up the year by digging out

›
It has been a long and tiring year. I am pretty burned out right now, and have far too much on my plate right now. I am really really  loo...