by esquared2019 | Sep 14, 2021 | Continuous Improvement, Empower Leaders, Empower Teams
It’s often said life is a journey. I also think that aspects of our lives, like education, parenting, spirituality, relationships, careers, and more, have their journeys. A journey suggests going from one place to another, which we often do over time in these areas....
by esquared2019 | May 11, 2021 | Coaching, Empower Leaders, Empower Teams, Leadership, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, Transformation
Our 5th-grade daughter explained a recess conundrum that she and a few friends were facing during a recent dinner table conversation. During recess, each 5th-grade class is separated on the school grounds — one class using the playground area, the other class using...
by esquared2019 | Jul 15, 2020 | Business, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Empower Teams, Leadership, Office
As the world begins to slowly reopen, many organizations are choosing to keep their employees at home. Not only do they want to keep everyone safe, but many are also finding that operations can continue and employees can stay productive while being remote. In addition...
by esquared2019 | Mar 20, 2020 | Business, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Empower Teams, Leadership
Have you trained continuous improvement (CI) practitioners (i.e., Green/Black Belts, Lean practitioners) to see limited success with improvement project execution? Or are your newly-trained CI practitioners struggling to move forward in their improvement projects?...
by esquared2019 | Feb 20, 2020 | Business, Coaching, Continuous Improvement, Empower Leaders, Empower Teams
Soft skills can be viewed as more important than technical expertise. Some of these skills are tagged as communication, empathy, facilitation, negotiation, leadership, collaborations, time management, etc. While there is a nuanced balance that takes time to learn how...
by esquared2019 | Jan 29, 2020 | Business, Continuous Improvement, Empower Teams, Leadership
When I think of storytelling, I think of autobiographies and biographies that tell a life story. However, over the past few years, I learned that storytelling has a broader purpose in transformation efforts and is a critical component of process improvement work....
