June 2019 - aleanjourney

Lean Quote: Nobody Wants a Manager, But Everybody Wants a Leader.0
- Lean Quote
- June 28, 2019
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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7 Benefits of Kaizen 0
- kaizen
- June 24, 2019
Kaizen is a Lean manufacturing tool that improves quality, productivity, safety, and workplace culture. Kaizen focuses on applying small, daily changes that result in major improvements over time. Although improvements under Kaizen are small and incremental, the process brings about dramatic results over time. Beyond the obvious benefit of improving processes, holding a Kaizen event
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Lean Quote: Be a Visionary Leader 0
- Lean Quote
- June 21, 2019
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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10 Steps For Executing a Successful Kaizen 0
- kaizen
- June 19, 2019
An essential element in Lean thinking is Kaizen. Kaizen is the Japanese word for continuous improvement or change for the better. It’s a tool to make work easier, safer, and more productive by studying a process, identifying waste, and applying small incremental improvements that ensure the highest quality. As no process can ever be declared
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10 Ways to Be a Successful Change Leader 0
- ASQ's Influential Voices, Change Management
- June 17, 2019
This month’s ASQ’s Influential Voices topic is about change leadership. In today’s current climate transformation is a common term and transformative efforts are a regular occurrence. Although these efforts are common, according to Harvard Business Review two-thirds of large-scale transformation efforts fail. Research has proven that effective leadership is crucial for a change initiative to be
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Lean Quote: 10 Leadership Lessons from My Father 0
- Lean Quote
- June 14, 2019
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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