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How You Can Apply Lean and the 5s to Obliterate Business Bureaucracy

How can you reduce bureaucracy while dramatically increasing productivity in your startup or business venture? Listen to “How to Reduce Bureaucracy in Business by Adopting Systems Thinking” on Spreaker. Is there a solution that can be used in multiple situations? Yes. In a nutshell, combine the Lean Management System, the 5S Method, and Systems Thinking.

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The Ancient Art of Finding Business Mentors over a Cold Beer

Forging enduring business alliances in unusual places. This is the first article of a series about how to find business mentors. To receive the next ones directly in your e-mail, subscribe to our list for free here. Entrepreneurs frequently leave their home country. The unpredictability and difficulty of beginning a company in an unknown environment add to

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Systems Thinking Benefits for Small Businesses

The Shocking thing about Systems Thinking Benefits for Small Businesses

This is the first article of a series about Systems Thinking Benefits. To receive the next ones directly in your e-mail, subscribe to our list for free here. During high school summers, I worked for a local company.  They had an incredibly high employee turnover rate — defined as the percentage of workers that quit during a certain

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What Is the Best Age to Start a Business? The Answer from a Billionaire

Before jumping on the straight answer about the best age to start a business, some context. Once I saw a CEO from a prestigious technology firm complaining how young professionals unrealistically expect dizzying ascents up the corporate ladder at the start of their careers.  These are folks who have received two or three promotions in

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