Elevating Your Daily Operations: Day-to-Day Issues That Are Holding Your Organization Hostage In our line of work, we see a multitude of day-to-day issues that can be attributed to missing foundational operations work. This is particularly evident when we sit down with various team members during the initial listening stages of our work. These are […]
Does All Your Businesses’ Knowledge Live In Your Head? Read This. This is one of the most common reasons a client hires us. In most situations, companies have experienced a massive growth spurt or recently transitioned the company to new leadership. While you’re busy leading the company to new heights…. What about all of the […]
Poka-Yoke Solutions is a Woman-Owned award winning Operations Agency! While we help our clients make leaps and bounds, we are making sure to find the time to celebrate our own achievements, accomplishments, and leaps and bounds! Without further ado… We are certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council […]
Step Into Your Value: Our CEO’s Latest Book! Here you are, on the verge of becoming the next level of you. So keep on going then. GET UP. You’ve done harder things than today. Get up and do the thing that will make you great. This is your life. This is your day. Do the […]
The Importance of Vulnerability in Leadership “Vulnerability is not weakness. It is our greatest measure of courage.” – Brene Brown* Let’s talk about vulnerability. Vulnerability comes to mind when we’re in situations with high levels of uncertainty, staring down a risky situation without a clear outcome, or a stressful emotional situation. But what about vulnerability […]
Turn Up Your Productivity Dial Productivity in the workplace is becoming increasingly more important to discuss as the workplace becomes more and more flexible. Moreover, as we continue to lean into work-life integration in lieu of work-life balance, it’s important to work smarter – not harder. We know the basics of productivity: make and manage […]
Business Lessons From the Barbie™ Movie If you’re anything like the team at Poka-Yoke Solutions, we found ourselves at the Barbie™ movie opening weekend. (Ok, some of us indulged in the Barbenheimer back-to-back features!) As a proud certified woman-owned small business, we couldn’t wait to see what all the hype was about. And the movie […]
A Note From Our CEO: STEPPING INTO MY VISIONARY ROLE. Growing up, I always wanted to hurry up and be an adult. The way I perceived adults– strict, grumpy, down to business– was what I strived to be. I spent college buckled down, working a full time third shift job and an afternoon gig in […]
A Guide For Future Entrepreneurs From Our CEO Thinking about starting your own business, or know someone who has the entrepreneurial spirit? This post is for you! Leaving your long-term job to start on your own is a terrifying prospect for anyone. There are a multitude of unanswered questions and mounting worries running through your […]
The 5 Step Process to Keep Your Emotions In Check In Tough Business Situations When business, money, or love is involved, emotions can rule your interactions and can cause a conversation to go sour very quickly. It can be a struggle to respond to difficult business questions, both in email and in person. Are your […]