May 2017 - Page 2 of 2 - aleanjourney

Express Your WARMTH When Communicating 0
- Communication
- May 15, 2017
The importance of effective communication is demonstrated by the many articles and books written on the subject. Recently, I have been reflecting on the possibility of reducing effective communication to a simple formula or acronym to help a person remember everything that is important. The result is the title and substance of this post. With
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Lean Quote: Don’t Let Your Strengths Become Weaknesses 0
- Lean Quote
- May 12, 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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8 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills 0
- Communication
- May 10, 2017
Given all this listening we do, you would think we’d be good at it! In fact most of us are not, and research suggests that we remember between 25 percent and 50 percent of what we hear. That means that when you talk to your boss, colleagues, customers or spouse for 10 minutes, they pay
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Build A Winning Team 0
- Lean Management, Teamwork
- May 8, 2017
If you create a high-performance team, you can exert tremendous leverage to create value. If not, you’ll face severe difficulties because no leader can hope to achieve ambitious goals on his or her own. Poor personnel choices will usually come back to haunt you. Finding the right people is essential, but it’s not enough. Begin
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Lean Quote: Overcoming Resistance to Change 0
- Lean Quote
- May 5, 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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Lean Tips Edition #109 (#1636 – 1650)0
- Lean Tips
- May 3, 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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