To celebrate 75 years of CPED, we’re publishing 75 Stories about our community. Tanzy Lawhorn is the senior director of diversity, inclusion, and organizational development at Sargento Foods Inc. and is the current vice chair …
Process Improvement
Professional Development in the New Year: Webinar Resources
What’s your professional development resolution? Online professional development has never been more accessible, connecting you with peers from around the world and teaching you what you need to know to advance your professional skillset. Below …
They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know: Your Frontline Managers Need Process Management Skills [Webinar Recap]
If you asked your frontline managers how many processes they owned, would they be able to tell you? Without process management skills, frontline managers are not able to manage productivity effectively or efficiently. In the …
Data-Driven Tools to Bring Order from Chaos [Webinar Recording]
Someone once said, “low tides reveal the rocks.” That is what’s happening to many business processes right now. Disruption reveals where there are process problems, but data can help you diagnose those problems and make …
Comparing Lean and Six Sigma Approaches for Process Improvement [Webinar Recording]
How will you decide what to make for dinner tonight? For many, this decision usually comes down to how much time you have to make dinner, how many people you will be feeding, and the …
4 Ways to Break Down Silos and Create Efficiency
By: Scott Converse One of the most asked questions I receive is, “how can I work more efficiently?” Individuals and groups that have been successful at making work more efficient tend to follow a similar …
Virtual Remote Group Problem Solving and Process Improvement
By: Scott Converse Working remotely with virtual teams isn’t new, but with the recent pandemic, it’s become the new normal. While there are dozens of articles and blogs about how to be more effective in …