In this episode, I discuss a situation I encountered related to hiring new employees within a set period of time. Thinking about the problem in terms of takt time was helpful, so I thought I'd share that with everyone. If you don't know about takt time, it's a method to establish a pace or rhythm for how often a process needs to complete items. We take the time available divided by the number of items to determine a pace for the work. In this example, we use it to determine how often you need to hire people to meet your goal of 14 candidates. I also include adjustments to the demand to account for losses through the process, such as no-shows, not being qualified, and not accepting the job.

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In this episode, I share the 7th and final module of the free "Lean at home" course, giving you a full example of a home improvement project. Hopefully you will be inspired to make similar improvements to your own personal life.

If you complete a similar project to this at home, you can submit the project workbook to me for review, and obtain a "Lean at Home" certification.

If you want to watch all the videos of this course or access the workbook, you can access the entire free course, called "Home Efficiency Using Japanese Lean Productivity Techniques" at https://business-performance-improvement.thinkific.com/courses/home-efficiency-using-japanese-lean-productivity-techniques

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In this episode, I share the 6th module of the free "Lean at home" course, giving you ideas about how to error proof your home from mistakes, and documenting the new process using checklists and standard operating procedures or SOPs. At the end of the course, you will have the option to implement a project and get a "Lean at Home" certification.

Over the next few weeks, I will upload other modules from the course. But you don't have to wait.

You can access the entire free course, called "Home Efficiency Using Japanese Lean Productivity Techniques" at https://business-performance-improvement.thinkific.com/courses/home-efficiency-using-japanese-lean-productivity-techniques

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In this episode, I share the 5th module of the free "Lean at home" course, helping you understand how to organize your home using the 5s method. I also go through an example of organizing my mom's sewing room. At the end of the course, you will have the option to implement a project and get a "Lean at Home" certification.

Over the next few weeks, I will upload other modules from the course. But you don't have to wait.

You can access the entire free course, called "Home Efficiency Using Japanese Lean Productivity Techniques" at https://business-performance-improvement.thinkific.com/courses/home-efficiency-using-japanese-lean-productivity-techniques

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In this episode, I share the 4th module of the free "Lean at home" course, helping you learn about the 8 forms of waste, and how you can spot these wastes in your home process. At the end of the course, you will have the option to implement a project and get a "Lean at Home" certification.

Over the next few weeks, I will upload other modules from the course. But you don't have to wait.

You can access the entire free course, called "Home Efficiency Using Japanese Lean Productivity Techniques" at https://business-performance-improvement.thinkific.com/courses/home-efficiency-using-japanese-lean-productivity-techniques

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In this episode, I share the 3rd module of the free "Lean at home" course, giving you ideas about what data to collect, and how to better understand your home processes by creating a process map or spaghetti diagram. 

At the end of the course, you will have the option to implement a project and get a "Lean at Home" certification.

Over the next few weeks, I will upload other modules from the course. But you don't have to wait.

You can access the entire free course, called "Home Efficiency Using Japanese Lean Productivity Techniques" at https://business-performance-improvement.thinkific.com/courses/home-efficiency-using-japanese-lean-productivity-techniques

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In this episode, I share the 2nd module of the free "Lean at home" course, giving you ideas about which process at home you could select for your improvement project. At the end of the course, you will have the option to implement a project and get a "Lean at Home" certification.

Over the next few weeks, I will upload other modules from the course. But you don't have to wait.

You can access the entire free course, called "Home Efficiency Using Japanese Lean Productivity Techniques" at https://business-performance-improvement.thinkific.com/courses/home-efficiency-using-japanese-lean-productivity-techniques

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In this episode, I share the introductory module of the free "Lean at home" course, explaining why I made this course, and why it's a great starting point for anyone interested in learning and practicing Lean and process improvement methods.

Over the next few weeks, I will upload other modules from the course. But you don't have to wait.

You can access the entire free course, called "Home Efficiency Using Japanese Lean Productivity Techniques" at https://business-performance-improvement.thinkific.com/courses/home-efficiency-using-japanese-lean-productivity-techniques

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In this episode, I talk about a useful matrix that helps you identify cross-training and skill development opportunities with your team or in your organization. It's called a cross-training matrix, or a skills matrix. Each skill is listed on one side, and each team member is listed on the other side of the matrix. For each combination of skill and person, you determine how much experience they have by filling in a circle (called a harvey ball).

I'm including a link to more details, and an Excel template you can download and use for free.

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In this episode, I rant about the lack of effort some organizations put into their process improvement programs, and then are surprised that it didn't work, and want to blame the tools and methods, not their strategy for deploying it.

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