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3rd Annual Lean, Six Sigma, & Process Improvement Summit

By Ron Pereira - June 28th, 2007

I am happy to announce the latest sponsor of LSS Academy, IQPC. Become a world-class organisation with integrated Lean, Six Sigma & Process Improvement strategies. Embed a process excellence culture in all your business functions a

When is the best time for kaizen?

By Ron Pereira - June 25th, 2007

When is the best time for kaizen?  Anytime?  Perhaps.  However, in Taiichi Ohno’s Workplace Management we read that the best times to do kaizen are when things are going great.  There is an expression “poverty dulls yo

Lean Accounting Webcast Archive

By Ron Pereira - June 25th, 2007

If you missed the Lean Accounting webcast last week here is a link to the archive. What you need to know about lean accounting (Hint: It’s not just for accountants). This archive will be available for one year from this link.

How to preach the gospel

By Ron Pereira - June 24th, 2007

One of my passions in life is studying and learning more about my Catholic faith.  I especially enjoy reading the early church fathers.  And of these earliest Christians, St. Francis of Assisi may be my favorite. St. Francis, when in

Concrete Heads

By Ron Pereira - June 22nd, 2007

This 4 minute video, while ultimately a lean consulting sales pitch, is pretty funny and so true in many companies.  Check it out.

Stop “Deploying” and Make Something Better

By Ron Pereira - June 20th, 2007

A reader of the Lean Blog left this comment to the excellent post Psychology and Lean. Unsolicited advice…. but maybe instead of pushing lean (and maybe you aren’t)… figure out what the main problems and pain points

Lean Dentist

By Ron Pereira - June 18th, 2007

I believe the guys over at the Lean Blog may have previously discussed this story… but in case you missed it I wanted to share it.  There is a dentist that believes in lean thinking and is becoming recognized for it.  Here is

Boring wins Championships

By Ron Pereira - June 17th, 2007

Me and the fam took our annual trip to San Antonio this weekend… my kids love Shamu so we ventured back to Sea World.  Like any good blogger, I had my eyes and ears open for some good material to share with you all. I saw this m

Free Lean Accounting Webcast

By Ron Pereira - June 14th, 2007

There is going to be an interesting and FREE webcast June 20 focused on: “What YOU Need to Know About Lean Accounting (Hint: It’s Not Just For Accountants)” DATE: June 20, 2007 TIME: 2:00 p.m. EDT (GMT -04:00, New Yor

Computer Kaizen

By Ron Pereira - June 13th, 2007

I have a question for you.  If I asked you to locate a random file I knew you had on your computer how long would it take you to find it?  Less than 30 seconds? What about the performance of your computer?  Is the Internet moving 

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