February 2017 - aleanjourney

Lean Tips Edition #106 (1591 – 1605)0
- Lean Tips
- February 27, 2017
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: Leadership Is Service, Not Position 0
- Lean Quote
- February 24, 2017
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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30 Ways to Be the Leader You Always Wanted to Be 0
- Leadership
- February 22, 2017
Every organization needs leaders at every level. Leadership can be defined as one’s ability to get others to willingly follow. “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”— John F. Kennedy Leadership is a continuous learning process that has to be mastered if one would like to become an effective leader. The following are some
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10 Leadership Lessons On President’s Day 0
- Leadership
- February 20, 2017
Today is President’s Day in the US. A federal holiday originally to recognize George Washington, our first President, is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present. In honor of this I want to share some leadership lessons from one of these great leaders. President Abraham Lincoln is
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Lean Quote: Goals Give You Something to Aim For 0
- Lean Quote
- February 17, 2017
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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Use a SIPOC to Scope Your Improvement Event 0
- Lean Basics
- February 15, 2017
In process improvement, a SIPOC is a tool that summarizes the inputs and outputs of one or more processes in table form. The acronym SIPOC stands for suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, and customers which form the columns of the table. First, a quick review of the elements of a SIPOC: S (supplier): Entity that provides
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