Today, I am proud to introduce a good friend Mark Hamel. He is the author of Kaizen Event Fieldbook and blogger at Gemba Tales. Mark lives only a few miles away so he has been a great resource on my Lean Journey and someone I can confide in when the journey gets challenging. The goal
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 MOREJeff Hajek and I joined up once agan to discuss ways to measure the progress of your Lean journey. We covered how to evaluate Lean training, continuous improvement culture, Lean leadership, and more. If you would like to review the slides from this webinar you can find them below: Checking Progress On Your Lean Journey
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 MOREMatt Wrye is the creator and prominent voice behind the blog Beyond Lean. He is frequently highlighted in the monthly round-up and has been a frequent guest blogger. Now you can learn more about Matt from our Meet-up. The goal of Meet-up is provide you an opportunity to meet some other influential voices in the
READ MOREOne of the things I am so found of in the Lean community is the general wiliness to share with each other. I have learned some much from my very experienced colleagues since I have been an active contributor. Every month I roundup the best Lean related posts and articles I found particularly valuable from
READ MOREMemorial Day is a time to remember the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. It is a day to celebrate former and present service members who protect our freedom . “If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not
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 MOREHansei is Japanese for “self-reflection”. It is the practice of continuous improvement that consists of looking back and thinking about how a process can be improved. Without this activity you stop learning and improving. So it is important as I celebrate my third year blogging that I take some time to reflect on this achievement.
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