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Change Brings Opportunity0
- A Lean Journey
- October 12, 2015
Change can be a difficult thing. People commonly resist change and I am no different however change is inevitable. It can be stressful especially when it is unknown and uncertain. However, change is necessary for growth. While it may be very comfortable to stay in a place of familiarity, we will never grow into the
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Lean Quote: Success as Leader is All About Growing Others0
- Lean Quote
- October 9, 2015
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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A Better Way: Leadership, Development, and Engagement – Northeast Lean Conference Recap Day 20
- Leadership, Sharing Best Practices
- October 7, 2015
Yesterday I shared a couple highlights from Day 1 of the 11th Annual Northeast Lean Conference. Today we’ll continue with a recap of learnings from day 2. The morning kicked off with a presentation from Norman Bodek who discovered and published many of the original Toyota works and an initiator of the Shingo Prize in
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Skills, Habits, and Behaviors for Improvement – Northeast Lean Conference Day 1 Recap0
- Leadership, Sharing Best Practices
- October 6, 2015
Last week I spent a couple days at The 11th Annual Northeast Shingo Prize Conference in Springfield, MA. The wonderful conference hosted by GBMP was an exhilarating learning experience for me so I thought I would share some of those nuggets with you. The first presentation was from my friend Dan Markovitz about his new
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Happiness Formula In Three Simple Steps0
- Sharing Best Practices
- October 5, 2015
Most people believe that happiness arises from suitable conditions, and that to be happy requires one to find, for example: a good job, a nice house, a new car, etc. However, it is actually more effective to rely on intrinsic ways of finding happiness, rather than through these extrinsic, object-oriented ones. Being happy is actually
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Lean Quote: Creating A No Blame Environment0
- Lean Quote
- October 2, 2015
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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5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Conference0
- Sharing Best Practices
- September 28, 2015
In a few days, I will be attending one of the best Lean Thinking conferences in New England, The Northeast Lean Conference. As I prepare for the conference this year I thought I would share some advice on making the most out of your conference experience. Sharing with like-minded people who have various experiences can
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Lean Quote: Don’t Give Up, Overcome Fear of Failure0
- Lean Quote
- September 25, 2015
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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Putting the Pieces Together (of the Lean Implementation Puzzle)0
- Lean Resources, Sharing Best Practices
- September 22, 2015
When it comes to implementing Lean there are countless questions about how make it happen and even more about being successful at it. There is no better way to answer those questions then from those who have done it. At this year’s 11th Annual Northeast Lean Conference presented by the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP)
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