September 2016 - aleanjourney

Lean Quote: Get Better Every Day 0
- Lean Quote
- September 30, 2016
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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Respect for People is More than Being Nice 0
- Respect For People
- September 26, 2016
As a child our parents teach us to be nice to people. Treat people with respect. “Respect for People” is one of two key element in Lean thinking we have learned from Toyota. I have learned from my own personal Lean journey that many organizations fall short in this area. It generally is not from
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Lean Quote: Reducing the Batch Is Advantageous 0
- Lean Quote
- September 23, 2016
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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Lean by Doing: Accelerating Continuous Improvement 0
- Conference, Sharing Best Practices
- September 21, 2016
We’re only a few short weeks away from GBMP’s 12th Annual Northeast Lean Conference. This year’s conference in Worcester, MA October 4 – 5, 2016 emphasizes the tacit nature of implementing Lean, the importance of tying together the technical and social sides of Lean, the significance of management’s involvement and the ability of organizations to
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Lean Tips Edition #100 (1501-1515)0
- Lean Tips
- September 19, 2016
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
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Lean Quote: Small Improvements Daily Equates to a Colossal Advantage 0
- Lean Quote
- September 16, 2016
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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