Learn To Be A Productivity Black Belt

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Do you ever feel like there are just too many things to do and not enough time? Do you have big goals that you would like to achieve but you just don’t know where to start? Are you in need of some creative ideas but you seem to be stuck because there are just too [...]

Just Hit The Ball!

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I don’t play golf, but I recently heard a golf-related anecdote I felt was worth sharing. Prior to taking his shot, an avid golfer pulls out a fancy (and no doubt expensive) GPS unit and proceeds to calculate the exact distance to the hole. “Hmm. Is this accurate?”, he says, and then searches for the [...]

How to Avoid the Efficiency Trap

After experiencing some success implementing lean “Six Sigma” practices on their own, a manufacturer of audio cassette tapes called in some outside help to take their process improvements to the next level.  The consulting engineer was no stranger to this process and diligently went to work.  He observed the operation, consulted with key staff, and [...]

Starting With the Basics

image credit: CowGummy The first step in mastering anything is to get a firm grasp of what the thing is. For this reason, I felt it would be fitting to begin this blog, which primarily deals with data, with a few definitions related to data. Data What is this thing we call data? We deal [...]

Hello World!

The best way to enter a swimming pool is to jump in, so Hello world! The Data Whisperer is now online!