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Focus and Align
Welcome to the BGC Blog - "Focus and Align" Insights, observations, and lessons learned in the world of Continuous Improvement These...
Chad Bareither
Jul 27, 20232 min read
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So ... "how" do we improve?
Most continuous improvement or operational excellence programs that I encounter are very "project focused". A recent business need has...
Chad Bareither
Mar 20, 20232 min read
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How often should I measure?
Walking across the concrete production floor, I look down at my phone. 9:50am, plant review starts in 10 minutes. My eyes scan the aisle...
Chad Bareither
Feb 15, 20233 min read
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Soft Skill!?
The Harvard Business School conducted a corporate survey in 2000 and concluded that about 70% of change initiatives fail to achieve...
Chad Bareither
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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Is ALL inventory 'waste'?
In Lean we are taught of the seven deadly wastes (or eight depending upon your teacher/coach). The acronym TIMWOOD is often used as a...
Chad Bareither
Dec 13, 20222 min read
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What's your process?
Social Media has become a primary platform for professional athletes in snowboarding, wakeboarding and surfing to demonstrate their...
Chad Bareither
Oct 8, 20222 min read
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Flavor of the Month
Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins founded their company that would grow into the world's largest chain of ice cream shops in 1945. The original...
Chad Bareither
Sep 15, 20222 min read
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