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Lean Quote: What Gets Measured Gets Done So Do it Right0
- Lean Quote
- October 19, 2012
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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Fight Workplace Woes With On-The-Job Training0
- Sharing Best Practices
- October 18, 2012
If you notice a decline in employee enthusiasm, it may be more than just spring fever in the air. Low morale is typically a symptom of something more serious than temporary mood swings or day-to-day conflicts among your employees. But fear not: one of the simplest and surest ways to lift employees’ spirits is to
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Meet-up: Guy Wallace0
- Meet-up
- October 17, 2012
Today, on the meet-up I am happy to introduce fellow ASQ Influential Voice Blogger Guy Wallace. Guy has been helping companies with performance improvements for over 25 years. He shares his experiences and expertise on his blog. I’ve been fortunate to get to know Guy this past year because of our involvement with ASQ. Now
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Lean Defined by Paul Akers0
- Lean Definition
- October 16, 2012
In this new video by Paul Akers, he takes some time define Lean. It is not about efficiency or killing muda. Lean is about 2 elements: 1) Learning to see waste 2) Eliminating waste with small continuous improvement with everything endlessly. You can’t be “Lean”. Lean is a journey. The big Muda that starts the
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Don’t Let Lean Myths Stand In Your Way0
- Lean Definition, Lean Management
- October 15, 2012
Lean thinking has been around since the early 90’s. Despite this fact true Lean thinking still evades many. There continues to be stories in the news about company’s misfortunes mistakenly attributed to Lean implementations. If we truly want to improve our businesses we must dispel these myths so the real power and benefits of Lean
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Lean Quote: The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate….0
- Lean Quote
- October 12, 2012
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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Meet-up: Gregg Stocker0
- Meet-up
- October 10, 2012
Today I am pleased to be able to introduce blogger Gregg Stocker. Gregg is the author of the blog Building a Fast & Flexible Company. He is a Lean consultant and accomplished book author. Gregg has a practical sense that makes his posts easy to relate to. He is frequently highlighted on the monthly round-up because
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #370
- Lean Tips
- October 9, 2012
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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Lean Transformation Know-How For Business Leaders0
- Book Review
- October 8, 2012
Few business leaders in the world have applied Lean strategy as successfully as Art Byrne has – and none has the ability to explain how to do it with succinctness and clarity. Art has successfully implemented Lean strategies in more than 30 companies in 14 different countries. Famous for turning around Wiremold which has been written about by Jim
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