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Yes, it's personal
July 5, 2016
I'm often asked "Jim, what is the single most important thing we, as an organization, can do to better facilitate a schedule change."
5 Signs that you may need a new shift schedule
June 30, 2016
Shift schedules rarely fail overnight. Typically, there are plenty of warning signs; signs that tell you to take action before it's too…
The impact of overtime on salaried personnel
June 28, 2016
Since president Obama signed (28 May 2016) legislation raising the minimum bar for salaried people to qualify for overtime, I have been getting two…
Change Management
January 19, 2016
Let’s suppose someone walked into your office and said, “I just did some math and it looks like we need to make a change.” At that…
Preparation is part of Doing
November 9, 2015
I just saw a post on LinkedIn where a LEAN expert mentioned that 20% of implementing LEAN is having the right tools. The other 80% is mindset. In…