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Lean Administration: Time based Improvement Not Cost Savings0
- Lean Office
- November 8, 2017
If you are simply using Lean principles to improve manufacturing processes you are sub-optimizing your business and will not resolve the bigger issues. Every business has administration processes that include engineering drawings, invoices, purchase orders, production orders, production scheduling, etc.. Therefore, developing an integrated Lean business system to support the manufacturing processes will benefit any
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Best Kanban Board Tools for Project Management0
- Guest Post
- November 6, 2017
Modern teams need clarity, speed, and visibility to stay productive. If your organization is struggling with missed deadlines, communication gaps, or overloaded employees, adopting one of the best Kanban board tools for project management can dramatically improve how work flows across your team. Kanban systems focus on visual task management, helping teams prioritize work, reduce
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Lean Quote: Lean Goes Beyond Tools0
- Lean Quote
- November 3, 2017
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 #116 (1741 -1755)0
- Lean Tips
- November 1, 2017
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: Lean is Meant to Involve the Whole Company0
- Lean Quote
- October 27, 2017
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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2 Second Lean 3rd Edition Book Review0
- Book Review
- October 25, 2017
Paul Akers, founder and president of FastCap, has published his first book 2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture at Work and at Home. I have been following Paul for several years as he has built FastCap into one of the model Lean Companies in this modern age. So now that
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The Trust Gap In Your Organization0
- Leadership, Sharing Best Practices
- October 23, 2017
Most organizations focus on what they do and how they do it. But only the most inspired organizations have leaders who start with why they do it first. The single biggest challenge that an organization will ever face is its own success. The more successful an organization becomes, the more people it has to hire
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Lean Quote: Leadership is Not a Dictatorship0
- Lean Quote
- October 20, 2017
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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Busy Does Not Equal Productive0
- Sharing Best Practices
- October 18, 2017
Just because you are busy does NOT mean you are productive. This animation explains some of the major differences between busy behavior and productive behavior. Here are the 6 Major Differences Between Busy People and Productive People: Priorities Busy People have many priorities. Productive People have very few priorities. Their mission is clearly defined and they
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