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I’ve had this conversation countless times—sometimes with a frustrated client, often with a colleague, and occasionally with my own reflection.

We hear familiar calls for help:
• “We need better communication.”
• “People need to collaborate more.”
• “We’ve lost our…

What’s truly holding your discrete manufacturing shop back from reaching its full potential? It’s often not the commonly cited culprits like labor shortages, razor-thin margins, or fierce competition. It’s more often paper: the unseen, insidious enemy.

Imagine your shop floor:…

The conversation about generative AI (gen AI) is unavoidable in today’s business landscape. It’s disruptive, transformative, and packed with potential—both thrilling and intimidating.

As organizations adopt gen AI to streamline operations, develop products, or enhance customer…

One of the principles for understanding data is that while some data contain signals, all data contain noise. Therefore, before you can detect the signals you’ll have to filter out the noise. This act of filtration is the essence of all data analysis techniques. It’s the foundation for our use…

Staff meetings can be incredibly productive. Or unproductive—and more often the latter. If your staff meetings are terrible, it’s your fault because you’re not structuring them well.

One of the most surreal business experiences I’ve ever had relates to a staff meeting. I’d joined…

From manufacturing and mining to hospitality and healthcare, computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) have become all but essential. Wherever there are assets to maintain, a CMMS plays a critical role in reducing downtime, controlling costs, and keeping operations running smoothly.…