August 2021 - aleanjourney

Lean Roundup #147 – August 2021 0
- Lean Roundup
- August 30, 2021
A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of August 2021. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Piloting Continuous Improvement – Jon Miller discusses how a pilot can be an effective way to roll out continuous improvement. Rather than Blaming Employees, Managers Must Take Responsibility for Problems
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Lean Quote: The Things We Miss and The Violin 0
- Lean Quote
- August 27, 2021
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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Finding Value in Certification 0
- Development/Training
- August 25, 2021
Nowadays there are lots of certification out there, but do you wonder what the value in certification is? The corporate world is continuously evolving, with industries and jobs expanding at a rapid rate. Job descriptions change and skill sets that used to be needed for a particular job may not be enough nowadays. Employees need
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Six Ways to Create a No-Fear Culture 0
- Culture
- August 23, 2021
Fear can manifest in an organization in many ways, but it typically occurs with a trickle-down effect, where ineffective leaders employ scare tactics to control the behavior of employees. If upper management provides mid-management no room to take risks and fail, middle management will be under constant pressure to hide anything short of a clear
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Lean Quote: 5 Ways Leaders Can Help Their Teams 0
- Lean Quote
- August 20, 2021
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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Reducing Scrap and Rework in Manufacturing 0
- Quality
- August 18, 2021
Scrap and rework costs are a manufacturing reality impacting organizations across all industries and product lines. Scrap and rework costs are caused by many things—when the wrong parts are ordered, when engineering changes aren’t effectively communicated or when designs aren’t properly executed on the manufacturing line. No matter why scrap and rework occurs, its impact
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