Leveling Up My Freelance Business with Kanban and Upwork
One of the things that I like about being a freelancer at Upwork is that I get to work with different clients. This exposes me to various industries, work styles, processes, and teams. It’s always a different experience but in each work engagement I enter, I investigate these three
Top 6 Reasons Why Startups Fail and How You Can Avoid Them
Startups are popping out left and right. Everyone wants to become the next unicorn or the next Facebook. We’re living in a time where profitable ideas overflow and people are becoming more courageous to enter the entrepreneurial world. But the reality is that the journey to becoming a successful
Top 6 Management Challenges & How to Deal with Them
So much has changed in the work landscape in recent years that the management challenges we face today have also evolved. While most of these management challenges will seem familiar, the context in which they are experienced has greatly changed. In this post-pandemic era we live in, remote work
10 Ideas on Improving Employee Engagement in 2022
The recent years have made a radical change in the way we do work. As a consequence of the pandemic forcing employees to work at home, employees are rethinking their priorities and how their companies support them. When employees find out that their priorities don’t align with the company’s
How to Run a Virtual Gemba Walk with Your Remote Team
An interesting landscape in the manufacturing scene is unfolding. Operating in a pandemic has forced manufacturing teams to rethink how they work. It’s very common for operators and workers to discuss face-to-face on a production floor, especially when there is a problem in the line or a machine. They
A Comprehensive Guide to Value Stream Mapping Symbols
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a valuable tool for process managers and teams alike. The pursuit towards a lean process starts with the evaluation of the current state process and identifying wasteful activities. If you’ve seen a value stream map before, you’d know that there are many symbols used
