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8 Ways to Keep Your Employees Motivated and Engaged0
- Guest Post
- June 6, 2018
As a manager, a big part of your job is keeping your employees motivated and engaged. A properly engaged employee can work to their full potential and greatly benefit their organization. Monetary compensation is only part of what motivates and engages an employee, being valued and having positive relationships with their managers are big factors
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Lean Tips Edition #125 (1876 – 1890)0
- Lean Tips
- June 4, 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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Lean Quote: People Learn What They Do0
- Lean Quote
- June 1, 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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Memorial Day Fun Facts 20180
- Other
- May 28, 2018
Memorial Day is more than just a day off from work or school, an excellent occasion for a backyard barbeque or a chance to travel. Those things do speak to the holiday’s true spirit. But above all else, Memorial Day honors Americans who have died in service to their country. This holiday is not one
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9th Year Blogging – Happy Anniversary!0
- A Lean Journey
- May 23, 2018
Nine years ago told I started a journey that has become this blog. Today, marks the 9th anniversary of A Lean Journey Blog. I had no idea then what I was getting into or that I’d still be doing this nine years later. Frankly, I wasn’t sure anyone would read what I wrote never mind find value
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Guest Post: The PDCA Cycle and Lean Manufacturing0
- Guest Post
- May 21, 2018
Lean manufacturing is all about continuously improving work processes by identifying and eliminating waste, and the PDCA cycle is one of the most valuable tools in the Lean toolbox. The PDCA cycle, also commonly referred to as the Deming circle, is a four-step system with the same principles as all Lean methodologies: improve work processes
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Lean Quote: 10 Leadership Lessons From Jack Welch0
- Lean Quote
- May 18, 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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9 Team Roles in High-Performance Teams0
- Teamwork
- May 16, 2018
Building an effective team is both an art and a science. One of the most respected frameworks for understanding Team Roles and Responsibilities in the Workplace is the Meredith Belbin framework, known as the Belbin Team Roles Model. After years of research into team behavior, Belbin identified patterns that influence performance. His work explains how
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Leaders Build Teams Not Groups0
- Teamwork
- May 14, 2018
Any collection of people can form a group – a group of tourists, a group of spectators, a management group. Management groups usually call themselves management teams. Often they are only groups. But it’s a basketball team that wins a medal; a surgical team that performs an operation. You don’t hear of basketball or soccer
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