Remove Career Remove Manufacturing Remove Solution
article thumbnail

The 5S concept: Will a Misplaced Stapler Get You in Trouble?

On The Job

For those who haven't heard of 5S (sort, straighten, shine, standardize and sustain), it was originally designed for the manufacturing floor as a way to keep things neat and tidy to increase efficiency. Tags: Wall Street Journal jobs workplace organization 5S career advice neatness economy Anita Bruzzese. What do you think of 5S?

article thumbnail

What is Innovation?

Harvard Professional Development

Exploring solutions The next zone is about collecting resources and exploring solutions that can address the specific problem, inquiring “what can we do about it and how do we build it,” says Little. Innovation involves risk-taking, and taking big risks may or may not pay off for one’s career and company.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

From blueprint to breakthrough: How AI and automation can transform the consumer enterprise

McKinsey

CPG organizations could see the greatest impact from technology, given the potential for gen AI and other automation tools to optimize these companies’ manufacturing and supply chains. Manufacturing jobs are often concentrated in fewer, larger locations, such as plants or warehouses, and do not have any customer-facing exposure.

Retail 74
article thumbnail

7 Leadership Coaching Scenarios to Elevate Your Strategies

CMOE

Proactively promote workplace safety across all industries, particularly in the manufacturing field. Ask questions, listen, and encourage a resolution before offering an opinion or solution of your own. Focus on solutions: Collaborate on balanced, innovative solutions. Enhance interpersonal relationships.

article thumbnail

Coaching as a Catalyst for Change at Intel

International Coaching Federation

As a world leader in designing and manufacturing leading-edge semiconductors, Intel is a global enterprise creating world-changing technology to improve the life of every person on the planet. This feedback includes testimonials about how the program transformed employee lives, careers, relationships, and roles as business unit leaders.

article thumbnail

Is the New Color of Success. Green?

On The Job

Want better wages, a new and growing career and unlimited oportunities? Whether you're in construction, engineering, manufacturing or even advertising and marketing, green is where it is at. Last week I interviewed Van Jones, author of the new book, "The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems."

article thumbnail

The new tariff reality: From risk to resilience

McKinsey

For many companies, if they decide to wait too long to start building new plants, shifting supply chains, striking new deals in terms of toll manufacturing, they could lose valuable options against competitors; hence, the point of transforming—and the timing of doing so—is of the essence for many of them. Is that what it is now?