August 2018 - Page 2 of 2

Lean Quote: Every Person Needs to Take One Day Away 0
- Lean Quote
- August 17, 2018
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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Guest Post: How to Nail Your Morning Routine to Have a Good Day 0
- Guest Post
- August 15, 2018
Some mornings just feel right. You wake up without any alarm. The sunlight entering your room feels pleasant and soothing. You come back from your morning jog all energized and looking forward to the day. And sometimes you have the complete opposite days. You don’t wake up in your best mood. You don’t feel like
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An Approach to Becoming Agile in a Dynamic World 0
- In the News, Sharing Best Practices
- August 13, 2018
Mike Rother wrote an article this summer in AME’s Target magazine. The article, “An Approach to Becoming Agile in a Dynamic World,” focuses on helping employees develop scientific thinking that helps them to better solve problems and make decisions. What he proposes is that developing a scientific way of thinking among the members of a
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Lean Quote: Don’t Forget About People Improvement Not Just Process Improvement 0
- Lean Quote
- August 10, 2018
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 #128 (1916-1930)0
- Lean Tips
- August 8, 2018
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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6 Steps to Becoming a Coach vs a Boss 0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- August 6, 2018
We tend to treat people as we wish to be treated, and good leaders take it a step further and treat others as they want to be treated. I think a fundamental difference between boss and leader is that a boss makes decisions and treats others from the point of view of the boss –
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