One of the most important qualities of a good leader is the ability and desire to develop their employees. Taking an active role in the development of your team demonstrates confidence and concern for the future of the organization. All people have more energy and ability within them than they could ever imagine. Your job,
READ MOREOn 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
READ MOREFor 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
READ MOREOn 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
READ MOREI am pleased introduce a guest post by George Zoe, who specialized in training and employee development. We had a good discussion regarding the causes of poor employee performance many of which our out of the employees control. See what George has to say below. ——————————————————————————— When performance is at stake, it is easy to
READ MOREIn this month’s ASQ post Paul Borawski asks about quality beyond it’s roots in manufacturing. Customers and companies alike recognize that quality is an important attribute in products and services. Suppliers recognize that quality can be an important differentiator between their own offerings and those of competitors. It was in the second part of the
READ MOREOn 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
READ MOREIn manufacturing, changeover is the process of converting a line or machine from running one product to another. Changeover times can last from a few minutes to as much as several weeks in the case of automobile manufacturers retooling for new models. Reducing changeover time is like adding capacity, increasing profitability and can help most
READ MORERiley Sweeney, from Uttana,a Lean training video company sent me a video of great comedic webseries “Everybody Get Lean.” The series is a work place comedy about lean programs and everything that can go wrong when people go overboard. They shot a total of four episodes, though only the first one has been released. If
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