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Lean Roundup #194 – July 2025 0
- Lean Roundup
- July 30, 2025
A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of July 2025. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Kakorrhaphiophobia: How Fear of Failure Sabotages Continuous Improvement and Innovation – Mark Graban talks about working together to build a culture of continuous improvement and psychological safety. Two Big
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Setting Clear Expectation for Employees 0
- Leadership, Respect For People
- July 28, 2025
Unclear or misunderstood expectations can lead to a drop in performance, along with conflict between a manager and a team member. Although no one likes a micromanager, most employees appreciate knowing they are on the right track. Setting expectations and communicating employee responsibilities to each new hire can have a long-lasting effect on your business.
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Lean Quote: Don’t Watch the Clock; Do What it Does. Keep Going 0
- Lean Quote
- July 25, 2025
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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Not All Judgement is Bad 0
- Respect For People
- July 23, 2025
The instinct to judge; it’s a common reflex we all possess. We’re hardwired to evaluate and assess the people and situations around us. Judgement is a hard-wired mechanism for survival, a natural instinct, and a defense mechanism. Most of us partake in constant judgment of people’s clothing, judgement of people’s words, judgment of people’s actions.
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Why Being Respectful to Your Coworkers is Good for Business 0
- Respect For People
- July 21, 2025
In “Why being respectful to your coworkers is good for business,” leadership researcher Christine Porath shows how small acts of respect can boost your professional success. Her informative TED Talk explains how rudeness can have a very real, measurable effect on your team’s listening, productivity and motivation. She shares some insights on the performance of
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Lean Quote: Acknowledge The Importance of Other People 0
- Lean Quote
- July 18, 2025
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 #318 (#3796 – #3810)0
- Lean Tips
- July 16, 2025
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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4 Tips for Success When Implementing Lean 0
- Change Management, Lean Basics
- July 14, 2025
Lean Manufacturing is a business improvement philosophy that has developed over many years (as well as a collection of lean manufacturing tools), it is a method to better focus your business on the true needs of the customer to help you prevent waste from being built into your system. When properly implemented, lean manufacturing provides
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Lean Quote: Enthusiasm is One of those Rare Highly Desired Qualities that’s so Contagious Once Found 0
- Lean Quote
- July 11, 2025
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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