Why Execution Readiness Drives EBITDA Expansion in Private Equity
Learn why execution readiness determines EBITDA expansion in private equity portfolio companies, and the sequence that converts growth into value.
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Continuous Improvement Leadership: Why Declaring Victory Is the Fastest Way to Lose Ground
Introduction Every organization that pursues serious operational improvement eventually reaches a milestone worth celebrating. A major reduction in lead time. A quality breakthrough. An efficiency gain that took years to achieve. The team worked hard. The results are real. Recognition is appropriate. And that’s precisely when a particular leadership failure becomes most likely. I’ve spent…
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What Operational Excellence Leadership Really Is
Operational excellence is not a program, a toolkit, or a certification — it’s leadership behavior. In Part 1 of his Operational Excellence series, Bob Morin shares the simplest definition that holds up on a real factory floor and explains why leaders, not tools, decide whether improvement is real.
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Building Lean Culture: Why Relationships Drive Team Trust & Engagement
Culture Is the Work I’ve walked into shops where few people say hello. Few folks make eye contact. The walls are covered in laminated posters about safety, performance, and accountability—and not one person believes any of it because it flat out contradicts their reality. That’s what happens when culture is treated like a bolt-on. You…
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Leadership | Leadership and Change Management | Operational Excellence | Program and Project Management | Uncategorized
The Biggest Waste in a Lean Manufacturing Environment Isn’t Material – It’s Untapped People
Manufacturers are obsessed with waste. Scrap. Downtime. Defects. All of it matters. But in my experience, the biggest waste is the one almost no one talks about: not using the knowledge and capability of your people. The Manufacturing Waste You Don’t See You walk into a plant and see the usual problems: quality issues, long…
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Acquisition and Integration | Continuous Improvement | Leadership | Leadership and Change Management | Operational Excellence
Operational Excellence After the Supply Chain Crunch: How Private Equity-Backed Teams Win the Next Cycle
Deals are active again. Private equity operations teams need a repeatable operating system that delivers measurable results.
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5S Shine: Step Three Isn’t About Cleaning, It’s About Caring
Learn how 5S Shine goes beyond cleaning to drive equipment care, workplace maintenance, and operational reliability for sustainable improvement.
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Step One: Why ‘Sort’ is the Most Underrated S in 5S
Why ‘Sort’ Comes First in 5S When companies launch a 5S program, most people want to jump straight to organizing, labeling, or cleaning. But the first step, Sort, is where the real transformation begins. Sort means separating the essential from the unnecessary excess. And that’s harder than it sounds. I’ve walked into plenty of plants…
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From Furniture to Farms: How One Leader Brought Lean Thinking to Livestock
Explore how Lean Thinking transformed operations at Christensen Farms, redefining leadership and efficiency in the pork industry.
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Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Consulting: How Resilient Systems Drive Operational Success
In aerospace and defense manufacturing, resilient systems outperform urgency. This article shows how consulting-driven system design protects flow and delivery.
