Process Improvement Archives

Want Accountability In the Workplace? Do this, or else

May 11, 2021

Managers are not cops, overlords, cheerleaders or shepherds. They are people who through luck, political savvy, tenure, circumstance, talent, or training have achieved a level in an organization that gives them powers

The Need to Reinvent Your Operating Models in a Post COVID World

April 29, 2020

COVID-19 will change how many businesses engage with customers and their workforce. Re-envisioning both selling, and delivery models will be critical for many.

Out of Alignment: How Organizational Alignment Issues are Hurting Your Productivity

December 11, 2015

At a consumer goods packaging plant employees gathered every morning and waited for the Production Manager’s signal to begin their shift. This wasn’t a matter of overly earnest workers arriving early to Read More

Scheduling: The Key Driver of Process Innovation and Sustainable Improvement

December 03, 2015

In your search for process innovation that will drive sustainable performance improvement, scheduling your business may not be the first thing to come to mind — but it should be. Done right,

Translating Organizational Alignment Into Consistent Execution

November 19, 2015

Costly alignment issues tend to reveal themselves at the point of execution, but the root causes can often be traced back to poor planning. Here’s an example of how this plays out Read More

Enabling Cultural Change Through Organizational Alignment

November 04, 2015

A myriad of research studies and our own observation has demonstrated that culture is critical to corporate performance. Understanding the importance of culture to performance is certainly not a recent area of Read More

Every manager’s above average

May 23, 2013

Lesson Learned #23 There is an interesting phenomenon called the “above-average effect” which is the tendency of most people to believe they are above average, despite the obvious math contradiction that introduces.

Announcing Carpedia Capital’s Investment in G.W. Anglin Manufacturing

November 16, 2011

Carpedia Capital is pleased to announce its first investment transaction, following an extensive search and diligence process which culminated on November 1, 2011 with making a significant equity investment in the business of G.W.

Questions & Answers on Active Management

March 16, 2011

We asked Jennifer Wright Fletcher, a Director at Carpedia ….How do you describe Active Management to the clients you work with? We discuss the concept that Active Management is a scheduled, one-on-one interaction

What is Active Management anyways?

March 13, 2011

Active management is arguably the most important management behavior. It is the link between front-line workers and management and it is a critical behavior required to coordinate resources and execute plans. It is