July 2017 - aleanjourney

Lean Quote: Fun at the Workplace Drives Employee Engagement 0
- Lean Quote
- July 28, 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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5 Ways to Encourage Collaboration within the Team 0
- Guest Post, Teamwork
- July 26, 2017
An efficient workplace and a strong working environment are the keys to business success. Getting the right people is one thing, but if they aren’t able to work together, the entire team is likely to suffer. This means that goals won’t be met and targets won’t be achieved, leading to knock-on effects throughout the business.
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Be FAIR with Your Strategic Initiatives 0
- Goals, Leadership
- July 24, 2017
One of the most persistent challenges that managers face these days is “initiative overload” – having too many projects on the plate and not enough time to get them done. If too many projects are launched, too many improvements strived for or too many goals targeted, chances are that despite great efforts and spending, the
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Lean Quote: Never Stop Learning 0
- Lean Quote
- July 21, 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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Simplicity and Employee Engagement 0
- Empowerment
- July 19, 2017
Does being less engaged make employees less productive… or vice versa, are they disengaged because they have so much more pressure to produce more? In this age of global competitiveness, organizations are challenged to increase productivity, accelerate innovation, and maneuver themselves into a position of strategic sustainability. This requires strong alignment of motivated people to
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4 Tiers for Daily Accountability 0
- Lean Management
- July 17, 2017
Lean (continuous improvement) organizations make use of daily management systems that are designed so that problems can be quickly identified, front-line staff are empowered to fix the problems that they can, and problems that the front-line staff cannot fix are escalated and countermeasures created quickly. Daily tiered meetings are an integral element of daily management
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