Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Working with a team of 5 Executive Directors from a company that employs ~2000 people we identified a gap in the Managerial Leadership Training , Mentoring and coaching of employees prior to being promoted to a Manager Level within the company. Define the problem : Name the system or the part of the system of interest.

Operations 129

Operations Training Tools Planning 129

Mike Cardus

MAY 10, 2011

Nine windows is often used in TRIZ (The theory of inventive problem solving) to explore solutions to a problem in a context of past present and future. Exploring the solution as a system is vital in breaking psychological constipation. System: The problem or system that was created. Super-System.

Tools 139

Tools Quality TRIZ System 139

Mike Cardus

MAY 24, 2011

Below is an actual Executive Coaching and Managerial Leadership Training + Development process I facilitated. There is a need for management to utilize and develop a wider range of management, innovation tools and systems that can be utilized at the proper times. The methods and processes worked! Coaching Peak Performance.

Case Study 116

Case Study 360-Degree Feedback Execution TRIZ 116

Deming Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Deming System of Profound knowledge. 6) Institute modern methods of training on the job. 11) Train your people to follow the procedures but also to propose improvements if they don’t work. 5) Constantly and forever improve the system. 13) Institute a vigorous program of education and training. Leadership.

Deming 28

Deming SWOT Root Cause Analysis TRIZ 28

Mike Cardus

JANUARY 21, 2013

DTC operator continues to be one of my favorites for working with teams that feel stuck or just cannot move out of their own way to explore the system and problem in a different way. Innovation Tool: DTC Operator from Michael Cardus. What do you think?

Operations 112

Operations Cost Tools Innovation 112

Mike Cardus

JULY 26, 2012

Innovation is a repeatable system-that-drives behavior in people, that are goal driven (by a Manager, themselves, or a customer), to fix an existing problem OR to fix an hypothesized future problem. When you face a challenge , and have to solve a problem you need to figure out how to fix-it.

Creativity 134

Creativity Innovation Tools Sharpe 134

Mike Cardus

APRIL 15, 2011

Main Useful Function is the purpose or purposes for which the system was made. For example the main useful function of scissors is to cut paper, the main useful function of a freezer is to cool food, the main useful function of a broom is to move dirt. Defining main useful functions for objects can be challenging.

Human Resources 83

Human Resources Engineering Objective Innovation 83