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Happy New Year 2020!0
- Goals
- January 1, 2020
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit.” —Aristotle Make this New Year a great year by living your life well every day. I have put together a list of good advice that I have come across over the years to consider as you go forth into another New
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20 (Lean) Things To Do In 2020 To Improve Your Business0
- Goals
- December 30, 2019
Goal setting is one of the most important activities you can do in your business, regardless of how old your business is, where you are located, how profitable it is, or what you sell. Goals help you stay focused and they can prevent your business from becoming stagnant. Your business goals keep you moving forward
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Top 10 Lean Quotes of 20190
- A Lean Journey, Lean Quote
- December 20, 2019
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 this journey because without learning we cannot improve. 10.
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Top 10 Lean Tips of 20190
- A Lean Journey
- December 18, 2019
As 2019 comes to an end and we look toward 2020 I wanted to revisit some tips. The Lean Tips published daily are meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledgeable tidbits about Lean to help you along your journey. Here are the top 10 Lean tips from this past year:
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Top 10 Posts of 20190
- A Lean Journey
- December 16, 2019
The end of the year is traditionally a time to look back and reflect. One way to reflect is to evaluate popular blog posts. I have been taking time to reflect on the year that was and as part of that reflection I have flipped back through the 150 blog posts I have written so
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Lean Quote: Reflection is One of the Most Underused Yet Powerful Tools for Success0
- Lean Quote
- December 13, 2019
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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Setting Organizational Goals: Less Is More0
- Goals
- December 11, 2019
There are two common mistakes made when setting goals. #1 Not setting any goals #2 Setting too many goals Businesses flounder when they chase too many goals. If you feel you have too many priorities and claims on your attention, you are hardly alone. A recent survey of 1,800 global executives that dug into this
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Avoiding the Iceberg of Ignorance0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- December 9, 2019
Who in your plant knows the most about the problems that occur: the slow-downs, minor-stoppages, equipment failures, the waste, the inefficiencies, the source of poor quality, the frustrations due to maintenance work not being executed correctly, and so on? Is it you? Is it senior leadership? Is it anyone in management or engineering? Have you
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Lean Quote: Act your way to the thinking you want’ – Lean Leadership is the Act0
- Lean Quote
- December 6, 2019
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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