by dveech | May 25, 2021 | coaching, culture, employee engagement, engagement, high speed problem solving, history, leadersights, lean, learning, problem solving, quality, teams
Hi, I’m David Veech and this is Elevate your performance. Let’s talk about Quality Circles; also known as Quality Control Circles or QC Circles. Quality circles are small groups of employees with cross-functional skills who work together on a problem in the workplace...
by dveech | Mar 23, 2021 | coaching, confidence, culture, encouragement, goal setting, history, leadersights, learning, reflection
I’m David Veech and this is Elevate your Performance. I have to apologize for letting this series slip. I’ve been letting a lot of things distract me from this project. I really enjoy making these short videos and sharing them with everyone, but the most...
by dveech | Feb 3, 2021 | culture, history, industrial revolution, leadersights, lean, productivity
As we’re moving through our American timeline from craft manufacturing to mass production, I’ve rarely studied the period between Eli Whitney’s milling machine and Henry Ford’s assembly line.The 19th century seemed to hide great strides in...
by dveech | Jan 27, 2021 | coaching, culture, history, leadership, leadersights
While this segment is called The Craft Age and craft culture, I’m not sure that “Craft Age” is an appropriate term. Since the very first human struck two rocks together to make a sharp edge, we’ve been making things by hand. Craft...
by dveech | Jan 26, 2021 | culture, leadership, leadersights, learning, unconscious bias
Hi, I’m David Veech and this is Elevate Your Performance.I love studying historical timelines. History’s stories have always been fascinating. But there is so much rich detail, and so often contradictory records based on the point of view of...
