I get asked this often: “How come my old boss has all the answers now—but didn’t when he had my job for 40 years?” The reality is that many of these executives always had the ideas, ambition, and willpower to execute. But inside large organizations, bureaucracy, red tape, and career preservation often forced them to […]

In recent years, many companies have found themselves falling farther behind schedule and under intense pressure from their customers to meet delivery dates. This can’t be more true for DoD Manufacturers and their suppliers who are hit with National Security concerns on the line. There are two viable paths to success: Hire more people or […]

Though closely related, building a house and maintaining a household are two very different activities.  When building a house, there are many one-time-tasks that are completed with each one adding to another to make the project greater until completion.  These tasks include sequential activities such as clearing the land, pouring the foundation, putting up walls, […]

Many companies have experienced some kind of “rework,” but what exactly does this refer to? REWORK = FREE WORK Rework is when you pay twice or more to get the same output. If a widget costs $.25 to make and you had to do it twice to get it right, then your cost just went […]

After participating in a 3-week long professional study, I was asked to be a part of a recent client’s presentation. Since I was newly acquainted with the organization, my Operations Manager (OM) thought that it would be beneficial for me to become accustomed to the presentation process. Knowing that direction is more important than speed […]

I ask many of my clients to identify their company as being a “Patch and Go” or “Stop and Fix” organization and the answers always surprise me. Although it was originally used to describe the practice in maintenance departments it certainly applies to many business areas. Patch & Go: In order to keep going and […]

If you’ve ever attended board meetings, you’ll quickly realize that everyone tends to have an opinion on how tasks should be carried out, what the next corporate initiative should be, or on corporate objectives in general. The list of topics could go on, proving that leadership and management teams are never short on ideas, recommendations, […]

How to Minimize the Negative Impact of Hiring? You suddenly have a surge in demand or realize that schedule is slipping, so you decide to increase headcount to catch up. Is this the best way to alleviate this problem and if so, how do you minimize impact on cost and schedule? Many studies have shown […]

Not many business plans include how to handle pandemics or how to address shutdowns and extended absences. The 2020 Covid Pandemic challenged both small and large businesses in unimaginable ways; pushing companies to find creative solutions to stay afloat during such a trying time. Many businesses were able to successfully adjust and adapt. The larger […]