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In the Spring 2012 edition of Build ― Inc. Magazine’s publication of their “Catalog of Ideas” ― I kept coming back to the Editors’ Notes section (a section I normally skip over in any magazine). The opening page was about “the power of small things,” where the authors were …Read More >

On behalf of the entire Kaufman Global team, I am excited to debut the new version of our KeyNotes e-newsletter. We hope you find the content to be timely and value-added as you drive change initiatives and cultural transformations throughout your organization.

The theme of this newsletter is RECOVERY. While the economy …Read More >

Join us next week at the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) to hear about the latest trends, news, and technology advancements related to offshore and mining sources. Ranked as one of the 200 largest trade shows hosted annually in the United States, the conference takes place from April 30 …Read More >

There are two primary dimensions of managing your human capital―Strategic and Administrative. These same components also play an important role in Lean Transformation where skilled “people involvement” before, during and then ongoing can make a huge difference.

It’s common for organizations to begin their Lean journeys focusing on production, operations and …Read More >

Kaufman Global today announced the release of its latest white paper titled, “Special Considerations for Rapid Improvement in Office Kaizen.” This new document details the significance of Rapid Improvement Events (RIEs) in accelerating results within office environments.

A RIE can be quickly defined as a highly structured, …Read More >

We Don’t Need No Stinking Assessment | By the time we meet most organizations, they want to get going with their transformation immediately. They often want to rush to implementation without a roadmap, resulting in the classic gotcha of “activity vs. action.” However, without clear direction, activity often swamps …Read More >

Whenever a catastrophic event occurs as a result of human error, the issue of process discipline comes into sharp focus. How often do we hear about how things go dramatically wrong because a procedure that should have been followed; wasn’t?

Answer: always

Everyone’s attention is riveted when lives are lost—and for obvious …Read More >

When I was young, around 12-years-old, I went to summer camp for a couple of weeks each year. It was an overnight camp with a lake, a lodge, campfires—basically everything. We were separated into cabins of 8 or so campers. Each cabin had an identity based on a classic North …Read More >