by Linda Fayerweather | Apr 23, 2012 | Business Improvement, Business Management
Sometimes a company like the non-profit Jeff described will come to Changing Lanes to help a company become a Lean company with Continuous Improvement. One of the first things addressed is the way problems and errors are handled. Getting to the root cause of a problem...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Apr 16, 2012 | Business Improvement, Personal Improvement
I cannot count how many times I have sat behind my desk thinking “If I owned this place I would do things differently”. Whether or not I could run the business better if I did own it is not the point, it is the mere fact that I cared and wanted to make a...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Apr 14, 2012 | Business Improvement, Business Planning, Personal Improvement, Planning for Business
I became an employee when I was 10 years old when I started mowing lawn and doing other work for my Dad at our rental properties. It wasn’t until I was 20 when I started my own business, that I thought I became a business owner. I actually became self employed....
by Linda Fayerweather | Apr 9, 2012 | Business Culture, Business Improvement, Business Management
I remember the feeling when I walked into my classroom as a child and saw my desk with my name on it or a cubby at day care with my child’s name one it. As a child, I felt I belonged and as a parent, I felt my child was welcomed to join the school adventure....
by Linda Fayerweather | Apr 2, 2012 | Business Improvement, Business Management
Have you ever stopped into a local business that has changed owners? Well, I did this weekend and it was a great experience at the Quilt Foundry. The layout was changed slightly, the marketing was now email and web based but the new owners and new staff were helpful,...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Mar 24, 2012 | Business Improvement, Personal Improvement
Take time to improve your skills and knowledge. Take at least 1hr a week to learn something new. Read an article or a chapter in a book. Watch a tutorial. Go to a class, seminar, or training program. What ever it might be, take some time to improve your knowledge and...