How many times do you see the person fixing a major problem time and time again being rewarded for doing a good job? If constant firefighting of reoccurring problems goes on in your business and those who fix the issue receive accolades… you should be ashamed. Operating in a constant reactive panic mode is a [...]
In the next couple of days, possibly tommorow or Monday, the continuous improvement business system course is going to be released to a handfull of beta testers. In exchange for a complimentary copy the testers agree to provide feedback.
We really want you to be a beta tester and receive a complimentary copy… kaizen can be [...]
One of the more classic and easy to spot wastes found in any business is waiting. Waiting for a machine to finish producing a part, waiting while something or someone else does the work adds no value to the product. Simply put machines can wait on people, people should never wait on a machine.
The factory [...]
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
If you have been following along with the posts on the blog you have no doubt seen standardization (documentation, standard operating procedures, process flows, etc) of tasks in a business mentioned more than once. It really is that important, not just for the continuity of the business without your presence but for process improvement as [...]
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
It used to be not so long ago that most companies could get away with making products with horrible quality while charging a premium to make a certain profit margin. Building a successful business around the price = cost + profit model isn’t really viable anymore, unless you have zero competition and can dictate price [...]
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
On his blog Eric Graham is offering to have the best copywriting question answered by expert copywriter Michel Fortin.
One of the primary ingredients to creating a successful business (online or off) is copywriting. Don’t miss this if you can help it, talk about a perfect opportunity to kaizen your sales letter.
The resource directory is now up and fully operational. You are encouraged to place a link to your site in it. This is 100% free.
Simply go to this URL http://www.thekaizenbusiness.com/lnk/ and enter in the site details.
After submitting you will receive a short email with a link to confirm your entry, click on it and your [...]
Often fledgling business owners and entrepreneurs have a difficult time bringing in human resources (employees, contractors, interns, etc) to offload tasks onto for the simple fact they are stuck in a belief that it takes years of experience and know how to perform the work while not making mistakes and being able to produce the [...]
Very soon we will be releasing a product that details step-by-step techniques on how to implement continuous improvement in any business.
However before releasing to the general public we will be looking for several beta testers who will receive a complimentary copy. In return the beta testers agree to review the product the same day and [...]
In a post World War II era when the rest of the industrialized nations was blown away and devastated, American business was booming. Corporate American management held firm to the belief that whatever they where doing was “the right way” since ultimately there was no competition and whatever was being produced was being consumed by [...]