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 22, 2021 | automobile, car, Ford Motor Company, history, industrial revolution, leadersights, learning
I’m David Veech and this is Elevate Your Performance.The automobile industry literally changed the face of America. This single enterprise led to more technological innovations in manufacturing, metallurgy, electronics, oil refining, distribution systems,...
by dveech | Feb 16, 2021 | Gratitude, history, industrial revolution, leadersights, lean, learning
Today I want to pick up from the last episode, where I talked about the birth and growth of Iron and Steel, railroads, and the oil industry through the early 1800s; evidence of the first industrial revolution in the US.There’s no real date for when the...
by dveech | Jan 29, 2021 | history, industrial revolution, leadersights, lean, learning
I’m David Veech and this is Elevate Your Performance.Last time I offered some thoughts on the craft age. Today, I want to start talking about how we ended up mastering mass manufacturing.As I mentioned last time, shifting population patterns, from rural...
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...
