• Every Quality Professional A Leader

    Every Quality Professional A Leader0

    This month on ASQ’s blog Bill Troy presents the idea that “Every quality professional a leader.” Like a lot of fundamentally important concepts, this sounds simple and straightforward but needs to be thought out a bit.  In short, we want, need, and expect every one of our members—and indeed, every person in the quality community—to

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  • Lean Quote: Some Want it to Happen, Others Make it Happen

    Lean Quote: Some Want it to Happen, Others Make it Happen0

    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 Emotional Abilities All Leaders Need

    5 Emotional Abilities All Leaders Need0

    I have found that the best leaders for Lean have high level of emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself, of others, and of groups. Leaders must be more emotionally intelligent to be more effective and efficient at maximizing outcomes and desired results. The ability to

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  • Shaping Lean Culture – 7 Practical Actions to Get You Started

    Shaping Lean Culture – 7 Practical Actions to Get You Started0

    To be able to shape organizational culture we need to understand the difference between culture and climate. We can compare this difference by using an everyday analogy with a person’s personality and mood.  Someone’s personality is enduring and difficult to change, whilst their mood may change many times during a day. Based on this analogy,

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  • Lean Quote: Take a Leap of Faith

    Lean Quote: Take a Leap of Faith0

    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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  • Daily Lean Tips Edition #70 (1051-1065)

    Daily Lean Tips Edition #70 (1051-1065)0

    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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