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Happy 4th Blog Anniversary A Lean Journey0
- A Lean Journey
- May 23, 2013
Today marks the 4th anniversary of A Lean Journey Blog and as tradition here each year I take the opportunity to reflect. The act of “self-reflection” is called Hansei is Japanese. It is the practice of continuous improvement that consists of looking back and thinking about how a process can be improved. I’d like to
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Book Review: Anatomy of a Lean Leader0
- Book Review
- May 21, 2013
Are you looking for a Lean leadership model for your organization? In Anatomy of aLean Leader Jerry Bussell draws from his rich lifetime of learning and wealth of stories from the gemba to weave together important lessons from exemplary lean leaders. In his book, Bussell identifies ten characteristics that he claims are essential for a
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Quality Trends: What Motivates You at Work?0
- ASQ's Influential Voices
- May 20, 2013
This month on ASQ’s blog A View From The Q Julia McIntosh takes a look at several themes from ASQ’s World Conference on Quality and Improvement. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend the conference this year but it appears from all the commentary online that is was a huge success. A topic that Julia highlighted that
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Lean Quote: Leadership Takes Away Excuses0
- Lean Quote
- May 17, 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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SME’s 2013 #EASTEC Conference Review – Human Ingenuity0
- Other
- May 15, 2013
Yesterday, I got a chance to get out the office and partake in EASTEC. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) organizes EASTEC, one of the largest manufacturingshows on the East Coast highlighting the latest technologies and management strategies for operational excellence. The theme this year was “Human Ingenuity” meaning to envision a new product, it
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Daily Lean Tip Edition #470
- Lean Tips
- May 14, 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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15 Tell-Tale Signs of Eventual Quality Failure Looming in Your Business0
- Quality
- May 13, 2013
The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Explosion Product quality problems don’t happen overnight, nor are they the result of a crippled procedure or one poorly conceived policy. The problems have brewed over time, sending out signals that risks to product quality are growing. A breakdown of quality is not an event. It is a
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Lean Quote: Eliminate Rework and Scrap to Save Time and Money0
- Lean Quote
- May 10, 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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10 Signs of a Non-Lean Manager Who Disengages the Workforce0
- L.A.M.E., Lean Management
- May 8, 2013
Companies with poor management practices typically have employees who are disengaged. While a disengaged workforce is a symptom of substandard leadership, just what constitutes bad management? Here are a few problematic practices and signs I believe should be axed: 1. Bad Communication Few things cause employees to tune out faster than a management team that
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