Tyson Simmons

Gratitude: The Good and The Bad

I think we can all agree that 2020 was a rough year. I experienced some of the biggest changes of my life. At the end of 2019, I was offered the opportunity to move across the country and take over management of a new facility within my company. This was a major opportunity for myContinue reading “Gratitude: The Good and The Bad”

The 3 S’s For Daily Success

I am always looking for tips, tricks, and methods to get better. Ways to continuously improve as a person. To become smarter, more intentional, and be a high performer without stressing out. Hailing from the Japanese lean manufacturing philosophy, 5-S’ing is a powerful daily practice that can be implemented at home, at work, and withinContinue reading “The 3 S’s For Daily Success”

13 Life Lessons To Learn and Relearn

These are lessons I have come across through work and in my personal life. Some of these concepts my company and I teach to our employees. Some are just good thought exercises. All of them are worth exploring. Tell why, Ask Why Nobel Prize winning physicist Richard Feynman once said “… the more I askContinue reading “13 Life Lessons To Learn and Relearn”

The First 60 to 90 Minutes of Your Day

What do you do for the first 60 to 90 minutes of your day? Think about it for a second. If you read business or lifestyle articles, then you know this question is frequently discussed. “To transform your workday, start by transforming your morning,” writes Thomas Oppong. 1 Mark Struczewski says thinking about the firstContinue reading “The First 60 to 90 Minutes of Your Day”

The Dichotomy of Improvement

No one sees things quite like a person looking in from the outside.

Fix It Before It’s Broken

Hour to hour, day to day, and month to month, you are changing. Whether you realize it or not, every seemingly insignificant decision, human interaction, choice of food, or thought pattern is a small building block that, when multiplied over time, has the potential to form the habits and patterns which will define your life.Continue reading “Fix It Before It’s Broken”

Creativity Through Standardization

Wasting brainpower on insignificant decision making will deplete your ability to be productive and creative when it actually matters.

Value Added vs. Non-Value Added

When you think of time as a resource, also think of everything that takes time as an investment.

The Eight Wastes

The problem you will never fix is the one you can’t see.

Lets Talk Lean

“If you seek tranquility, do less. Or (more accurately) do what’s essential… Which brings double satisfaction: to do less, better.” 1 If you know about lean, you might think this quote is from one of the founders of the Toyota Production System, or from some other father of the lean manufacturing philosophy. However, you mayContinue reading “Lets Talk Lean”