May 2012 - aleanjourney

Meet-up: Beyond Lean’s Matt Wrye 0
- Meet-up
- May 30, 2012
Matt Wrye is the creator and prominent voice behind the blog Beyond Lean. He is frequently highlighted in the monthly round-up and has been a frequent guest blogger. Now you can learn more about Matt from our Meet-up. The goal of Meet-up is provide you an opportunity to meet some other influential voices in the
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Meet-up: 6 Questions to Learn of Those in Our Community 0
- Meet-up
- May 29, 2012
One of the things I am so found of in the Lean community is the general wiliness to share with each other. I have learned some much from my very experienced colleagues since I have been an active contributor. Every month I roundup the best Lean related posts and articles I found particularly valuable from
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Memorial Day is a Time for Remembrance 0
- Other
- May 28, 2012
Memorial Day is a time to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It is a day to celebrate former and present service members who protect our freedom . “If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not
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Lean Quote: Change Leaders Create Constancy of Purpose 0
- Lean Quote
- May 25, 2012
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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Celebrating A Lean Journey’s Third Year With Some Hansei 0
- A Lean Journey
- May 23, 2012
Hansei is Japanese for “self-reflection”. It is the practice of continuous improvement that consists of looking back and thinking about how a process can be improved. Without this activity you stop learning and improving. So it is important as I celebrate my third year blogging that I take some time to reflect on this achievement.
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Quality Improvement in Government?0
- ASQ's Influential Voices
- May 22, 2012
In Paul Borawski’s ASQ post this month he raises the question about quality improvement in the public sector: So, the big question of course is–why? Why do citizens expect and demand so little accountability for the poor use of resources in government? Why do so few leaders charged with leading countries, states, provinces, and cities
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