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Leadership Lessons From Abraham Lincoln0
- Leadership
- February 17, 2014
Today is President’s Day in the US. A federal holiday originally to recognize George Washington, our first President, is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present. In honor of this I want to share some leadership lessons from one of these great leaders. President Abraham Lincoln is
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Lean Quote: Successful Leaders Lead With the Heart, Not Just the Head.0
- Lean Quote
- February 14, 2014
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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8 Principles of Quality Management0
- Quality
- February 12, 2014
When it comes to the quality of products and services presented by a company, quality management is essential. Quality management is the process of managing and monitoring performance to ensure adherence to predetermined quality standards and goals. A principle is a fundamental truth or law and therefore quality management principles are the fundamental truth or
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Ten Lean Lessons That Building Legos Has Taught Me0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- February 10, 2014
My kids enjoy playing with Legos so it is no surprise that they got some new sets for Christmas. The last few weeks have been fun filled with these little bricks building cars, houses, and other scenes. As I look at this time together I can’t help but think there are a number of Lean
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Lean Quote: If You’re Not Making Mistakes, You’re Not Improving0
- Lean Quote
- February 7, 2014
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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7 Steps Successful Lean Leaders Take Support Improvement0
- Lean Management
- February 5, 2014
Leadership commitment and support is critical for successful process improvement initiatives. Fortunately, it is not particularly complicated to make a difference. Here are seven steps that leaders can take to support Lean process improvement efforts. 1. Set Goals Create a vision of the future state and determine where to focus your efforts. Lean is often
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #59 (871-885)0
- Lean Tips
- February 3, 2014
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: Make Employees Feel Appreciated0
- Lean Quote
- January 31, 2014
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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Steps to the Crucial World Class “No Blame” Environment0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- January 27, 2014
People want to do a good job. They really do! And doing a good job today means working in a safe-from-ridicule environment where we can learn from mistakes and look at them as opportunities to learn more about our processes in order to make them more trouble-free. It’s this kind of thinking that gets us
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