Capture the Win
At the end of the project, great companies don’t just take the win and call it a day. Their teams not only celebrate the win — important in
February 21, 2024
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Overcoming Portfolio Gridlock in Continuous Improvement Efforts
The concept of ‘Portfolio Gridlock’ highlights a common challenge in continuous improvement: attempting to tackle too many projects simultaneously with limited resources. This enthusiasm, while
February 7, 2024
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Invest in your people
Of all the things you can spend money on in your business, people alone are the ones that can generate ongoing value. That’s why we
November 21, 2023
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Harmonizing Business Success: The Balance Between Individual and Collective Goals
? Every department in a business has its definition of success. Quality, maintenance, production, and design each aim for distinct milestones. But while individual success
November 14, 2023
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The Art of Identifying the RIGHT problem
? While problem-solving is a celebrated skill, let’s shine a light on the unsung hero: “problem identifying.” Properly framing your problem can set you on
November 6, 2023
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Evolving Improvement Culture: Delving Deeper for Clarity and Consistency
?For mature businesses with a rich improvement culture, the surface-level issues are usually addressed. Delving deeper is imperative. It’s not about expecting clear answers but
October 18, 2023
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Move the needle faster
Are monthly meetings not giving you the results you desire? Erica introduces Kaizen events, an intensive approach to swiftly address and resolve business
October 16, 2023
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Popping the hood on the business
Popping the hood on the business From a passion 12 years ago to tangible impacts today. Erica dives deep into businesses, tuning them using lean
September 27, 2023
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Collaboration is the new black
There are times when your only option to solve a problem in your business is an external subject matter expert: someone you bring in to
July 11, 2023
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It’s like a video game
Here’s what I wish love more business leaders understood: When you start embracing an improvement culture, the results you can realize are serious, and powerful.
June 8, 2023
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Optimize before you maximize
Optimize before you maximize // When asked what they need to improve their processes, some employees say: “We need to add more people!”. In
May 21, 2023
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About Onward Business Mechanics
About Onward Business Mechanics // To anyone I haven’t met already, please allow me to introduce myself! My name is Erica, and I am the
May 15, 2023
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Installing engines of incremental improvement
We specialize in helping companies get better operational results! This could be about inflationary pressure, operational targets or simply trying to re-engage your employees.
May 9, 2023
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How we help
How we help // When I first meet with a client, I learn where they’re at. Some are getting some great traction in their
April 27, 2023
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A favourite client success story!
A favourite client SUCCESS STORY! // This video is about one of my favorite client success stories occurred a few years ago, when we
April 20, 2023
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Get a process, not a person!
How does your company learn, when things go wrong? Do you scramble to figure out what to do? Do you leave it to your best
January 18, 2022
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The one skill (some) bosses DO NOT WANT their people to learn
Lots of leaders want their people to improve their skills; in fact that is a near-universal goal for managers, supervisors, and bosses in general. More
October 28, 2021
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FRESH EYES
How do you respond when you hear someone new is about to join your team? Do you secretly groan? “Oh boy, we need to explain everything
October 14, 2021
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H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y (to my company!)
On the 10th anniversary of my official kickoff into entrepreneurship, here are 5 things I have learned from the journey: 1) Just don’t give up.
September 1, 2021
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UNCERTAINTY (change & innovation)
U N C E R T A I N T Y // We don’t have time for complete information anymore. (Okay, maybe we never did).
September 1, 2021
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Up a level
Hello everyone, I am logging on after taking a short time off to be with my family. Time away has a way of making us
May 10, 2021
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Lean and Safety
(from the archive, recorded Nov 2019) LEAN vs SAFETY — do we have to pick? It’s a common misconception that being Lean means doing things
August 19, 2020
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To those who MAKE and MOVE things… we owe you!
To those who MAKE and MOVE things… we owe you!! Even before COVID-19 shut most of our systems down, we had a shortage of labour
August 12, 2020
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Uncertainty equals fear
UNCERTAINTY = FEAR (and other handy tricks our brains can play!) These days there’s a non-stop stream of media content, all trying to inform us
August 5, 2020
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Lean + Inclusion
LEAN + INCLUSION Many companies are making efforts to improve their diversity; better yet many are working on their inclusion. I have to admit —
July 29, 2020
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