Safety and High-Performance Work Teams

Safety and High-Performance Work Teams

Imagine you are in a lab. You have an unmarked bottle of chemicals you know are harmless, so you set the bottle down on a table, intending to get back to it later. Before you do, a co-worker stumbles onto the unmarked bottle. How will they know what to do? You know...
Dumb Data? Why So Many Organizations Fail to Get Results

Dumb Data? Why So Many Organizations Fail to Get Results

Let’s face it. For all of our talk about the importance of data, we’re still “data dumb,” meaning we collect the wrong data, let our data collect dust, or fail to interpret it correctly. Many companies gather data only to share it with a few people instead of using it...
South Florida Manufacturer Paves Road to Sustainable Growth

South Florida Manufacturer Paves Road to Sustainable Growth

SurfaceLogix, a Pompano Beach-based manufacturer and distributor of concrete brick paver sealers, stains, and coatings, was a small South Florida business when John Daly took over for his father in 1991. As president, Daly had a vision of expansion that would permit...
Is Inadequate Communication Affecting Your Company? How to Fix It.

Is Inadequate Communication Affecting Your Company? How to Fix It.

There are many elements necessary for an organization to elevate itself to world-class status. Among them, is building an effective infrastructure for communication. Without a set infrastructure, many companies find that their communication begins to degrade over...
Multi-Function Process Map: The #1 Performance Improvement Tool

Multi-Function Process Map: The #1 Performance Improvement Tool

Arguably the most powerful tool in continuous performance improvement, the Multi-Function Process Map actually lets you see what’s working—and what’s not The idea of creating a visual representation of organizational processes isn’t new – it’s been around for nearly a...