by Erin Tovo | Nov 5, 2013 | Workforce Insights
I want to take a moment and challenge you to look at the why first as opposed to the what. Often when driving a lean continuous improvement project you can hit some negativity or proverbial wall which is hard to pass thru. When this happens, shift your focus from looking at what went wrong and what changes we can make to prevent it from happening again but rather to the why value proposition. Starting with the why process is important to further the relationship and impact to the real value added. By focusing on the why before looking at the 8 wastes you are in a better position to define real value and lead the team to find the what.
by Randy Hatcher | Oct 25, 2013 | MAU News
We have established unique processes and events to make sure our employees know just how much they mean to our company.
by Erin Tovo | Oct 16, 2013 | Career Tips
Considering the lack of jobs and an increasingly competitive job market, the likeliness of job seekers taking a job within their industry becomes less and less. However, just because you’ve taken a job in a different industry doesn’t mean you should let your hard earned skills go to waste. Use these 3 tips to keep your skills sharp and ready to go!
by Erin Tovo | Oct 15, 2013 | Career Tips
Job seekers send out countless resumes in the hopes of potentially getting an interview. Once you have finally landed that interview you have been waiting for, use these 5 tips when forming your answers!
by Randy Hatcher | Oct 11, 2013 | MAU News
For the past 40 years, MAU employees have gathered to sing their favorite Holiday tunes each week between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
by Erin Tovo | Oct 8, 2013 | Workforce Insights
I love to take analogies from sports and apply the successful concepts to lean and continuous improvement. This one may require you to stretch your mind a little, but I believe you will agree consistency of commitment over time is critical in all that we do to be successful. It’s an old cliché you hear repeated over and over, “Defense Win Championships”. The thing about defense is that it doesn’t take superstars, but a group of teammates with well-choreographed movements who end up eventually stifling the offense. Everyone loves the flashiness of offense, high scoring is more exciting, but in the end it comes down to defense.
