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- A Lean Journey
- December 26, 2013
As 2013 goes into the history books I want to take a moment to reflect on this past year. Over 100,000 people have visited the site this year. I posted nearly 200 articles on the site this year. It has truly been a very positive and full year. Here is a collection of the Top
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!0
- A Lean Journey, Lean Quote
- December 24, 2013
Merry Christmas to all A Lean Journey Fans! Lean is a gift to us individually and to organizations empowering and inspiring improvement all around us. This holiday season I want to take the opportunity to thank all those who share the passion for continuous improvement and share in the learning on this blog. “Christmas gift
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Lean Quote: Ambition is the Driving Force of Change0
- Lean Quote
- December 20, 2013
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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Logistics and Supply Chain Management: The Lean Delivery Drone0
- Guest Post
- December 18, 2013
Written by Derek Browning, Regional Vice President of Deployment at LeanCor In a move that has generated controversy in the e-commerce market, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently unveiled a plan to home-deliver packages with unmanned aerial vehicles moments after an order is placed. Fellow lean thinkers, let’s put our whiteboards and calculators away for a
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Collaboration: The Missing Ingredient to Transforming the Way We Work0
Our business cultures reflect the core values and beliefs that drive our actions and behaviors and influence our relationships, both internally and with our customers. The culture of a workplace shows up in powerful ways in terms of commitment, quality, and productivity, loyalty, satisfaction, and pride. It creates the standards, work style, and expectations by
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Lean Quote: Good Leadership Is Always Human0
- Lean Quote
- December 13, 2013
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 #57 (841-855)0
- Lean Tips
- December 11, 2013
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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Use Performance Measures To Drive Lean Behavior0
- Lean Management
- December 9, 2013
Changing organization culture is a key approach to overcoming barriers to performance improvement. But how do you change culture? One key element is performance measurement. “What gets measured, gets done!” And if we want to get Lean, we need to use performance measures that promote Lean behavior. So if measurement motivates, we need to measure
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Lean Quote: Become a Man of Value0
- Lean Quote
- December 6, 2013
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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