Lean Business Solutions.
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ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
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Answers to Questions

Why the name LEAN Frog?

It is usually only a matter of time before someone I meet asks where the name of my business comes from…Why the name LEAN Frog?
The frog is a totem of transformation. Throughout history there have been many frog stories, but the old childhood fairy tale about the frog that is transformed into a prince [...]

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Where’s Six Sigma?

As a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt and owner of Lean Frog, I am often asked why my website and marketing materials do not mention Six Sigma. After all, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma are popular buzz phrases in most industries.
I want to answer that question by first discussing what the differences [...]

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Leaning Alabama Public Education…

“If you think education is expensive – try ignorance.”
– Derek Bok, President, Harvard University
As a proud father of three, I wonder about both the availability and quality of education provided by the public school system, especially during these recessionary times. One recent Sunday morning, I woke to find in big print on the front [...]

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Lean Lessons

So is Standardized Work Really Important? »

I have a confession – a few times a week I run through a local fast food establishment and grab a sausage biscuit for breakfast.  I know, I know, please spare me the lectures I hear them all the time.  Even before I put my blinker on to pull in, I picture my wife with [...]

Lean, Maslow, and ERG Theory – Why it Works »

“You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart”
– Thomas J. Watson, Sr.
There is no question that Lean techniques work. There are countless success stories you can easily find scattered across the media, but why? How can such simple concepts and principles move business “mountains” and inspire [...]

What Makes Someone Good at Leading Lean Implementation? »

“If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.” – Yugoslav Proverb
This may seem like an easy question to answer. Some would answer the question without hesitation, stating some unique facet of understanding related to Lean Techniques, but this does not fit the experiences that I have had in my [...]

 

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Lean Frog Radio Appearance »

I recently had the pleasure of being a guest on Talk Radio for Entrepreneurs.
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