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Meet-up: Kaizen Institute’s Jon Miller0
- Meet-up
- July 3, 2012
Today, we’ll meet-up with Jon Miller, the CEO of the Kaizen Institute. Jon frequently blogs at Gemba Panta Rei, the company’s blog. He is one of the first Lean bloggers I ever followed. Jon’s first hand experience over many years and his highly creative style make for a great combination. He is frequently highlighted in the
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Guest Post: Proven Approaches to Group/Team-Based Approaches0
- Guest Post
- July 2, 2012
Today’s post is brought to us by fellow ASQ Influential Voices Blogger Guy W. Wallace. Guy has worked as an external consultant on over 250 external projects for over 60 clients including more than 45 Fortune 500 firms. He is a CPT – Certified Performance Technologist – since September 2002. That means his work and
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Lean Quote: Have a Little Relaxation0
- Lean Quote
- June 29, 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: Encob Blog’s Dragan Bosnjak0
- Meet-up
- June 27, 2012
Today, we’ll meet-up with Dragan Bosnjak, who blogs at Encob Blog. Dragan is one of the first international bloggers I followed and conversed with on Lean. He is a great mind and shares a wealth of knowledge from personal experience. Dragan’s posts are frequently highlighted in the monthly round-up. The goal of Meet-up is provide you
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #330
- Lean Tips
- June 26, 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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Test Your Productivity Skills with GTD-Q in 2 Minutes0
- Sharing Best Practices
- June 25, 2012
Self management is all about perspective (focus on the right things) and control (the ability to effectively manage all the things coming at you). The David Allen Company in conjunction with one of the world’s leading professional assessment firms developed a test to determine ability to GTD. GTD® is the shorthand brand for “Getting Things
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Lean Quote: Encouraging Those to Succeed0
- Lean Quote
- June 22, 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: My Flexible Pencil’s David Kasprzak0
- Meet-up
- June 20, 2012
Today, I would like to introduce David Kasprzak of My Flexible Pencil. David and I have been friends ever since we started blogging a few years ago. We have carried on a dialogue online over the years that has been thought provoking. He has contributed to this site many times which you can find here. The
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Resistance to Change is Futile, You Will Be Assimilated0
- Change Management
- June 19, 2012
Change is inevitable. Adaptation to change is a necessary and critical component to survival. But mostly, change is a constant in business. And business seems to be where the adaptation to change — or lack thereof — seems to have some of the most significant impact. Former US president John F. Kennedy said, “Change is
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