On April 15, 2009, we provided a 60 minute [class] on what it means to be Personally Excellent and how to start achieving it. We had a good turn out and I promised the attendees that I would update my blog with a few pointers we talked about in class.
The PowerPoint presentation used at the AmCon show April 15, 2009.
An introductory session for the Personal Excellence [Workshop]. The class was given in two parts, a) described the basics of personal excellence and b) demonstrated how to do it using Microsoft Outlook and Ceptara's Organizer Add-in.
More information about this session can be found by reviewing the Personal Excellence Introduction [Course].
[Join] me on April 15, 2009 @ 1:30p for 60 minutes focused on using MS Outlook to help you better focus on your goals and projects, and to more efficiently accomplish work. This is an introductory session that covers the topics we teach in our Personal Excellence [Workshop].
The Lean method of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) can be applied to personal productivity
Non Value Added (NVA) activities can be summarized and remembered using the mnemonic TIMWOOD
Remove NVA activities by reducing & processing your collection points, traveling in a straight line, using mobile technologies, being concise in what you deliver, remembering balance, and doing it right the first time.
Recognize your accountability for how you spend your day and then you can learn how to do it better.
This is an Excel model that demonstrates a number of metrics that may be interesting to measure a supplier against in a product manufacturing business.
Whenever you're starting something new or find yourself in a new situation, you get that feeling deep down in your gut, "What am I doing?". Honda published this video "Failure: The Secret to Success", that has a number of very inspiring ideas.
The corrective action process is arguably the most important component of a quality assurance program. Without an effective corrective action program problems will continuously repeat themselves, continuous improvement is impossible, and it is unlikely that any of the other quality system elements will work effectively. Like virtually every other management program, success of the corrective action process is directly related to management commitment.
The corrective action process is arguably the most important component of a quality assurance program. Without an effective corrective action program, problems will continuously repeat themselves, continuous improvement is impossible, and it is unlikely that any of the other quality system elements will work effectively. As for virtually every other management program, success of the corrective action process is directly related to management commitment. Nevertheless, even in those organizations where management works hard on the corrective action program, the results are frequently either ineffective or counterproductive. A major cause of an ineffective corrective action program is failure to consider the effects of variation.
