July 2014 - aleanjourney

Clarity of Vision Sets the Compass Needle to True North 0
- ASQ's Influential Voices
- July 28, 2014
This month on A View From The Q Bill Troy has been talking a lot about focus as ASQ goes through their strategic planning process. Do you have the right focus? Do you have a clear vision? Given all of the rapid changes and increasing distractions organizations face today, individuals must be able to focus
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Lean Quote: Lean Requires Patience 0
- Lean Quote
- July 25, 2014
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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Take Pride in Continuous Improvement 0
- Respect For People
- July 23, 2014
Do you take pride in continuous improvement? Employee pride offers a powerful force for continuous improvement. There is a power lying at the beating heart of every facility, field office or location– a power waiting to be called forth, and yet one that remains woefully untapped, under-estimated, and even unintentionally undermined. That power is Pride.
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Five Essentials of Effective Collaboration 0
- Teamwork
- July 21, 2014
Collaboration is important to the success of an organization, but as the saying goes: “it’s like getting rich or falling in love, you cannot simply will it to happen.” Collaboration takes practice. Collaboration is an outcome. And collaboration leverages the individual skills of every team member. To create effective collaboration across your organization, you need
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Lean Quote: Disrespect the Impossible 0
- Lean Quote
- July 18, 2014
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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Listening is Not the Same as Hearing 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- July 16, 2014
Hearing and Listening, though synonymous, are completely different things. Hearing refers to the sounds that you hear, whereas listening requires more than that: it requires focus. Listening means paying attention not only to the story, but how it is told, the use of language and voice, and how the other person uses his or her
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