Each week, AME publishes an original story in its weekly digital publication, Target Online. Here's a compilation of the ten most clicked Target Online original stories from 2016.

1. The Top Target Online Original
Stories in 2016

2. The Top Target Online Original Stories in 2016
In 2016, AME re-vamped its digital publication from a monthly
eNewsletter to a weekly one and started an AME author’s panel, which
provides original content articles from several published industry
experts. As we start the new year, let’s take a look back at the most
clicked original content articles from Target Online in 2016 (in no
particular order):

3. • Seven ways lean increases engagement of your teams
• Why lean fails so often
• Which employee are you willing to see get hurt?
• 5S: A process for your business
• Four steps to strengthen lean leaders who lack people skills
• Not statistically significant does NOT mean insignificant
• Human resources will make or break your company this year
• That dog won’t hunt…for long!
• Next generation skilled workers using augmented reality
• The power of hate

4. Seven ways lean increases engagement of your
teams
Employee engagement is an important part of any business and
research shows that there’s a connection between employee
engagement and profitability. Cheryl Jekiel shares insights on seven
ways lean increases engagement of your teams, which originally
appeared in Target Online in September 2016. If this topic resonates
with you, be sure to register for our 2017 conference in Boston, where
this year’s conference theme is “Get engaged.” More details at our
2017 Boston Conference website.

5. Why lean fails so often
Lean doesn’t always succeed. So if it fails so often, the question to ask
is why? Becky Morgan answers this in her Target Online original story,
Why lean fails so often, from April, 2016.

6. Which employee are you willing to see get hurt?
Becky Morgan focuses on manufacturing safety in her article, Which
employee are you willing to see get hurt, from June, 2016. In it, she
provides five steps for creating a culture of safety and excellence.

7. 5S: A process for your business
5S is an important continuous improvement tool. In 5S: A process from
your business from February, 2016 Becky Morgan describes how it can
be applied to every aspect of your business.

8. Four steps to strengthen lean leaders who lack
people skills
Do the leaders at your organization need to improve their people skills?
Cheryl Jekiel shares insights on how to best address this challenging
issue in her Target Online original story, Four steps to strengthen lean
leaders who lack people skills, from June of 2016.

9. Not statistically significant does NOT mean
insignificant
Becky Morgan explores the idea that companies delay acting upon their
data or wait until a specific statistical moment in her Target Online
original story, Not statistically significant does NOT mean insignificant,
from July, 2016.

10. Human resources will make or break your company
this year
Carrie Van Daele focuses on the importance of human resources in her
Target Online original story from March, 2016, Human resources will
make or break your company this year. In it, she provides suggestions
on ways that your HR department can impact your organization’s
bottom line.

11. That dog wont hunt…for long!
Target Editorial Board Chairman Bill Baker provides some insights on
setting continuous improvement goals in his Target Online original
story, That dog won’t hunt…for long, from October of 2016.

12. Next generation skilled workers using augmented
reality
AME’s Glenn Marshall takes a closer look at manufacturing challenges
related to the skills gap, including the use of augmented reality in his
Target Online original story Next generation skilled workers using
augmented reality from January, 2016.

13. The power of hate
Becky Morgan invites organizations to consider what customers and
employees hate in order to improve their business processes and
interactions in the Target Online original article, The power of hate,
from December, 2016.

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