Posts in category Off The Wall

Being on time is one of the biggest issues people struggle with every day in both their professional and personal lives. After decades of talking about the subject, and book …

Written by Contributing Columnist: David Larsen, PSP, PMP, LSSMBB It had been a long time since I’d last visited an amusement park. But my children were older and tall enough …

One of the most compelling modern issues in business is sustainability. While most executives voice support for making their company’s operations greener, they may struggle to put a plan in …

Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt worked as an educator, author, scientist, philosopher and business leader during the course of his career. But one of his greatest accomplishments involved finding a unique …

Motorola famously started using Six Sigma in the 1980s, bringing a data-driven approach to reducing process variations that lead to errors and defects. The concepts of Lean grew from the …

In business, a cost-cutting death spiral is something that unfortunately occurs with regularity. It’s a “one bad decision follows another” scenario that starts with executives looking for ways to keep …

The business world has increased its focus on sustainability issues amid harrowing predictions on climate change as well as increased investor concerns about how private enterprises factor the planet’s future …

The coronavirus pandemic led PepsiCo to an inventive strategy in how they handle Lean Six Sigma training. In an unusual move, but one that proved successful, the company turned to …

Written by: David Larsen, PSP, PMP, LSSBB, Contributing Columnist As the leader of a new DMAIC project or continuous improvement initiative, visualizing the process is a key first step to …

Like every industry, insurance must update its work processes or run the risk of allowing them to become outdated and unsuccessful. And of all the executives in all industries, none …