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I'm guessing very few have asked that question before. Conscience is a judgment of reason by which we recognize the quality of an act before, during or after we do it.

My three children are well beyond the Barney years. It's been about 10 years since I was subjected to that song, but unfortunately it is burned into my brain, "Everyone is special, special. Everyone is special..." Of course, I don't disagree with that sentiment, just the inane song.

Last week, Defense Industry Daily posted the first half of an article authored by yours truly and Chuck Wolfe.

I recently facilitated a five team, week long kaizen event. The teams made some very significant improvements (more kaikaku than kaizen).

Yesterday, Defense Industry Daily posted the first half of an article which I co-wrote with Chuck Wolfe, "Want an Effective Kaizen Event?

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the renowned Hungarian psychology professor is noted for, among other things, his research on work and flow (continuous flow from the perspective of the worker being

Recently, someone shared that a multi-national company with a  good Lean pedigree was looking to rationalize their facilities so that each facility served only market "A" or market "B," but not both, like many do now.  This makes very little sense, especially in light of the fact that th

The Kaizen Promotion Office (KPO) really has nothing to do with advertising or promotion in the traditional sense, but it does play a major role in any successful Lean transformation.