October 2012 - aleanjourney

The Secrets of Success in Eight Words, in Three Minutes 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- October 31, 2012
Why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart, or are they just lucky? Analyst Richard St. John condenses 7 years of research and 500 interviews from TEDTalks into an unmissable 3-minute presentation on the real secrets of success. If the video leaves you wanting more, St. John has written a book on these eight
READ MORE
Daily Lean Tips Edition #38 0
- Lean Tips
- October 29, 2012
For my Facebook fans you already know about this great feature. But for those of you that are not connected to A Lean Journey on Facebook or Twitter I post daily a feature I call Lean Tips. It is meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledge tidbits about Lean to
READ MORE
Lean Quote: Be Willing to Fail In Order To Achieve Your Goal 0
- Lean Quote
- October 26, 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
READ MORE

Meet-up: The Lean Turnaround’s Art Byrne 0
- Meet-up
- October 24, 2012
Today’s meet-up guest is Art Byrne. Art is a well know figure in the Lean Community and has been featured in numerous books. He now has published his own book The Lean Turnaround. I recently reviewed his new book which I recommend you read. I have been fortunate to see Art’s handy work at Wiremold of the years since
READ MORE
Going Beyond Quality Brings Value to Customers 0
- ASQ's Influential Voices
- October 23, 2012
This month Paul Borawski raises the question about going beyond the traditional quality function. My question is, how well understood and embraced are the contributions of the quality professional beyond what is traditionally thought of as the quality function? Quality should be part of the culture of the company. Employing quality methods and practices in
READ MORE
Guest Post: Lean, Mean Safety Machine 0
- Guest Post, Safety
- October 22, 2012
Company safety policies generally have two important objectives. First, safety policies aim to ensure a company’s compliance with federal, state, and local laws and, therefore, to avoid fines and other forms of punishment for violations. Second, and more importantly, these policies strive to prevent accidents and injuries in the workplace so that employees remain healthy.
READ MORE