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Lean and Green from the Connecticut DEEP0
- Lean and Green
- August 7, 2012
Lean and Green has been a topic here a number of times because of its importance and synergy. Lean manufacturing practices and sustainability are conceptually similar in that both seek to maximize organizational efficiency. Where they differ is in where the boundaries are drawn, and in how waste is defined. Sustainability expands the definition of waste
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Lean Leadership Lessons From The Olympics0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- August 6, 2012
Like millions of others from around the globe I have been glued to the TV watching the Olympics. Once again the eyes of the world are on its best and brightest athletes as they attempt to push the human body to new limits, and remind us that our best human qualities — determination, perseverance, innovation,
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Lean Quote: Change is Not a Flash, It is Built Brick by Brick0
- Lean Quote
- August 3, 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: Lean Six Sigma Academy’s Ron Pereira0
- Meet-up
- August 1, 2012
Today’s Meet-up guest is Ron Pereira, blogger at Lean Six Sigma Academy and Managing Partner of Gemba Academy. I have never physically met Ron but we have chatted online for years. Ron’s face is probably familiar from all videos you may have seen on YouTube or Gemba Academy. Over the last couple of years their
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #340
- Lean Tips
- July 30, 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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GBMP’s WIP It Video0
- Lean Fun
- July 29, 2012
My friends at GBMP sent me a great video yesterday. Bruce Hamilton (a.k.a. Mr. Toast) and the GBMP team sing a little jingle to Devo on WIP. Excess inventory, be it raw material, work-in-process (WIP) or finished goods just results in waste, stagnation, quality risks, excess lead-time, increased costs, etc. etc. In fact “excess inventory
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Lean Quote: Mistakes are the Portals of Discovery0
- Lean Quote
- July 27, 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: Gotta Go Lean’s Jeff Hajek0
- Meet-up
- July 25, 2012
Today’s guest on the Meet-up is my good friend Jeff Hajek. Many reader’s of this blog know Jeff from the Webinars we have done together over the last couple of years. I have been fortunate to collaborate with Jeff because I have learned so much from him. We share a passion of continuous improvement, learning,
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My Tribute to Stephen Covey0
- In the News
- July 24, 2012
The well-known author, Stephen R. Covey, who impacted the world with his books and self-help products died on Monday, July 16, 2012. Covey died in Idaho Falls, Idaho in the hospital with his wife and all of his 9 children at his side. His death was due to complications from a fall, having lost control
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