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Take Pride in Continuous Improvement 0
- 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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Effective Team Collaboration: 5 Essentials for Building Strong Workplace Partnerships 0
- Teamwork
- July 21, 2014
In modern organizations, effective team collaboration plays a crucial role in improving productivity, innovation, and overall performance. Companies that focus on strong collaboration often experience better communication, faster decision-making, and improved outcomes. The importance of collaboration in organizations cannot be overstated. When employees combine their skills, knowledge, and experience, they create solutions that are
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Lean Quote: Disrespect the Impossible 0
- 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 Hearing 0
- 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 Environment 0
- 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 Perseverance 0
- 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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What Lean is Not – 10 Things That Are Not Lean 0
- Lean Definition
- July 7, 2014
Despite Lean Thinking be around for three decades there are still surprising many misconceptions about Lean. We often hear what the definition of Lean is but this time I wanted to share what Lean is not! Here is a list of 10 things Lean is not: 1. Lean is Not about Tools Tools do not
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Lean Quote: Independence 0
- Lean Quote
- July 4, 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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