Transforming our Business with Daily Management

CASE STUDY – By leveraging Daily Management (DM), Supergasbras was able to change its trajectory and add more value to the customer in a critical sector for society. Words: Adriana Carneiro and Robson Gouveia Supergasbras belongs to SHV Energy, a global distributor of off-grid energy, which provides 140,000 tons/month of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) to…

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Building Industry and Trade Association Partnerships Is a Must

Every industry and business navigates the most challenging environment ever. The “great recession”, COVID-19, Supply Chain Disruptions, record inflation, the “great resignation” the war in Ukraine, energy challenges, and deglobalization all represent the new era of chronic uncertainty. Every executive wants to know where to turn and the best place is building Industry and Trade…

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Faster Delivery, Happier Customer

We are sharing an exciting new video documentary mini-series from Planet Lean on Lean initiatives across the globe! Tune in for the next episode next week. WEB SERIES – In the fourth and final episode of Season 1 of our docuseries, we visit home improvement and gardening retailer Leroy Merlin and learn about their efforts…

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Establishing Kill Chains in Business Operations

In my book, “State of Readiness” is a brief discussion on “Effects Chains” (pgs 271-277); which is really a re-branding (for purposes of sensibilities) of “kill chains” that I borrowed from military parlance and adapted to business. In the context of the military, a kill chain refers to a series of stages or steps that…

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Unlocking Employee Engagement: Driving Productivity and Profits

Summary: As a business leader, you hold the key to unlocking the full potential of your workforce. However, achieving high levels of employee engagement is no easy feat. If you are like most American businesses today, two out of your three employees or teammates are not engaged. And that, according to Gallup, is the highest engagement…

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Banking on Lean

We are sharing an exciting new video documentary mini-series from Planet Lean on Lean initiatives across the globe! Tune in for the next episode next week. WEB SERIES – Episode 3 of our docuseries on lean in Brazil takes us to the second largest bank in the country. Learn how Bradesco is striving to improve…

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The Gift of Change

We are sharing an exciting new video documentary mini-series from Planet Lean on Lean initiatives across the globe! Tune in for the next episode next week. WEB SERIES – In Episode 2 of our docuseries on lean in Brazil, we learn how the pioneering efforts of a cancer clinic have inspired the city of São…

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Digital Transformation Strategy: The Pillars of Digital Fluidity

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You’re reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Digital transformation is critical for organizations looking to bring radical change to their operations. Global digital transformation spending has been estimated to be $1.8 trillion at present, clearly making it one of the most significant enterprise priorities.…

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The Strategic HR Department

I have been in business, running a consultancy (XONITEK) since 1985.  Besides it making me uniquely unemployable, I have had the opportunity to observe and interact with the many incarnations and varieties of Human Resource (HR) Departments at countless clients over the course of years. Marking our calendars, today is April 10th, 2023.  And to…

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Is Your Lean Office at Risk?

As I engage with both executive teams and board members around the country, I’ve come to gain a depth of understanding of the challenges faced within the machinery of healthcare organizations operating system. Exacerbated by the great resignation and silent quitting of staff, all time high physician suicide, burnout, moral injury to do right with…

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