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Randy Siever of The Lean Office examines the side effects of visual management and uncovers solutions for how to handle it. Read my key takeaways from the post. Embed from Getty Images   There are both positive and negative benefits of gathering and portraying performance information visually Displaying one metric could affect another area; preempt…

Max Jacobs, author of Careers For Living, shares the key to making business improvements with the Six Sigma toolbox. See my top takeaways below. Embed from Getty Images   Start by defining your business objectives and developing a plan to achieve quality Measure current performance and how the results identify with your customers’ requirements Analyze…

Gary Marion, writing for The balance, offers his insights on why Six Sigma is better than the idea of Seven Sigma. Check out my key takeaways from his article below. Embed from Getty Images   …because each ‘sigma’ indicates one standard deviation on a bell curve So minimizing defects by ‘six sigmas’ will uncover practically…

Read today’s article from Lydia Dishman of Fast Company Leadership and her insights into the consequences of ditching those dreaded annual reviews. My key points from the article are below. Embed from Getty Images   Recently, a number of Fortune 500 companies have publicized how they’ve stopped their annual performance reviews leading to a fall…

Check out my key takeaways from Sue Kozlowski’s article on Industry Week about creating a lean system for your organization that is both led internally and mature enough to stand on its own. Embed from Getty Images   Becoming a lean organization is about always developing and not becoming set in your ways; boost your…