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Guest on the Lean Nation Radio Show 0
- A Lean Journey, Podcast
- October 13, 2010
I am excited to be a guest on the world famous The Lean Nation radio show Today, Wednesday, October 13 from 4-5pm (ET) on 790 AM Talk and Business, hosted by Karl Wadensten. We’re going to discuss what Lean, leadership, and learning have in common. I have been on the show twice previously. During my first time
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Lean Quote: Be Accountable, Not a Victim 0
- Lean Quote
- October 8, 2010
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 Fulfillment Stream Webinar 0
- Lean Resources
- October 6, 2010
In a recent post I reviewed the most recent publication from Lean Enterprise Institute entitled Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream by Robert Martichenko and Kevin von Grabe. My summary of the book included: Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream is a much needed and very complementary addition to the LEI workbook series. The workbook is easy to read
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Stop Multi-tasking Before You Can’t Anymore!0
- In the News, Sharing Best Practices
- October 5, 2010
According to Stanford professor Clifford Nass, the more you multi-task, the worse you get at it, and it adversely impacts your ability to do all kinds of things a brain should do (like, you know, think). Nass, author of The Man Who Lied to His Laptop: What Machines Teach Us About Human Relationships, offers
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It’s Simply Practice, 10,000 hours of it.0
- Leadership, Sharing Best Practices
- October 4, 2010
This year I am coaching my oldest sons’ mite hockey team (6-8 year olds). While at a recent training session for coaches an interesting statistic caught my attention: Consider this: Two-thirds of Canada’s pro hockey players were born in January or February. The same holds true in college and high-school all-star teams. You may ask
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Lean Quote: Leadership Can’t Be Claimed Like Luggage at the Airport 0
- Lean Quote
- October 1, 2010
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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