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Clarity of Vision Sets the Compass Needle to True North0
- ASQ's Influential Voices
- July 28, 2014
This month on A View From The Q Bill Troy has been talking a lot about focus as ASQ goes through their strategic planning process. Do you have the right focus? Do you have a clear vision? Given all of the rapid changes and increasing distractions organizations face today, individuals must be able to focus
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Lean Quote: Lean Requires Patience0
- Lean Quote
- July 25, 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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Take Pride in Continuous Improvement0
- Respect For People
- July 23, 2014
Do you take pride in continuous improvement? Employee pride offers a powerful force for continuous improvement. There is a power lying at the beating heart of every facility, field office or location– a power waiting to be called forth, and yet one that remains woefully untapped, under-estimated, and even unintentionally undermined. That power is Pride.
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Five Essentials of Effective Collaboration0
- Teamwork
- July 21, 2014
Collaboration is important to the success of an organization, but as the saying goes: “it’s like getting rich or falling in love, you cannot simply will it to happen.” Collaboration takes practice. Collaboration is an outcome. And collaboration leverages the individual skills of every team member. To create effective collaboration across your organization, you need
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Lean Quote: Disrespect the Impossible0
- Lean Quote
- July 18, 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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Listening is Not the Same as Hearing0
- Sharing Best Practices
- July 16, 2014
Hearing and Listening, though synonymous, are completely different things. Hearing refers to the sounds that you hear, whereas listening requires more than that: it requires focus. Listening means paying attention not only to the story, but how it is told, the use of language and voice, and how the other person uses his or her
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Carrots and Sticks Don’t Motivate in a Thinking Environment0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- July 14, 2014
Motivation is a core factor for a successful business and there have been many studies around it, yet there is no definitive answer or a one size fits all solution to motivation and employee engagement. The several elements of motivation differ from person to person as well as circumstances. A well known motivational concept is
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Lean Quote: Success Comes From Perseverance0
- Lean Quote
- July 11, 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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Daily Lean Tips Edition #65 (976-990)0
- Lean Tips
- July 9, 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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