Here’s a column that I wrote way back in 2011. It was brewing for about 25 years when I wrote it, and nearly 15 years later, I can say it...

I wrote this column a number of years ago, but a recent question about whether or not Lean methodology has any value for small businesses...

Here are the Top 7 New Years Resolutions for Manufacturers I hear regularly – but you need to start now if any of them are on your list...

A great question asked of me recently was, " what is your superpower? ". It was asked by the chairman of one of the companies I founded,...

How often do many of us now look at a picture and wonder if it's real or the output of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm? What...

Its amazing how clearly things come to mind, once you stop building your own business and start helping others build theirs', and you get...

No, I'm not referring to the Elton John song, although ikigai speaks to that very thing in many ways. After discussing my unique skills...

I want to take some time to explore ikigai further after my 1st blog touching on the topic - Nothing is set in stone ( tpi-3.ca ) . Now,...

Quick links to blogs that have been written by people that have travelled the journey you may be traveling, based on their personal and...

The above phrase certainly holds if I've learned anything over the years. The journey can diverge and move forward and backward, yet...

I couldn’t believe the news when I first heard that one of my all-time favourite rock and roll bands was coming to my city, London, Ont.,...

Sometimes I feel sorry for sales people. They get so little love. They are often underappreciated and unsupported, especially considering...

For Engineer to Order manufacturing operations, visibility and accountability to target dates are as important in the engineering...

Most manufacturing companies I know have only a handful of customers, and the sales process is a matter of keeping their customers happy...

Everything in manufacturing comes down to two things: planning and execution (production). Automation and robots are all about execution....

Most of us have heard the term “time is money”. In manufacturing, time really is money, so to improve as a company, its very important to...

AI has arrived. Everywhere you look, everything you read, and everything you hear, AI is said to be the big “what’s next”. The truth is,...

In a recent blog, in which I expressed my view that “Marketing Manager” is just another title for “Accountant” (no offense intended to...

Marketing Manager is often just another name for Accountant. No offense to accountants - their job is what it is, keeping track of the...

When I started this series based on my own entrepreneurial journey, I had pretty much shaped this blog out in my mind fully when out of...