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If you are a manager, then think of yourself as a queue0
- In the News
- April 25, 2012
The role of management should be an important one for organizations. Management can be defined as the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Unfortunately, sometimes management in not the business leader it should be but rather the bottleneck. In Bob Emiliani’s recent newsletter he
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In a Strong Safety Culture, Safety is Everyone’s Job0
- Culture
- April 24, 2012
Creating a safety culture takes time. In a strong safety culture, everyone feels responsible for safety and pursues it on a daily basis. Safety should part of everything we do. It is everyone’s job, every day. In fact, nothing is so urgent or important that we cannot do it safely. Integrating safety into our daily
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #300
- Lean Tips
- April 23, 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 Quote: Teach Problem Solving As They Occur0
- Lean Quote
- April 20, 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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Gemba Walks: Go See, Ask Why, Show Respect, and Follow Up0
- Lean Basics
- April 18, 2012
My friend and blogger Tom Southworth recently delivered a short presentation on Gemba Walks. Tom presented this lesson as part of CONNSTEP‘s “10 Minutes: 5 New Ideas” series. In just 10 minutes, learn the vital steps needed to ensure your gemba walk is a successful one. You’ll learn the reasons why this is a necessary
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Three Styles of Communicating and Meetings0
- Lean Office, Teamwork
- April 17, 2012
Communication is essential for effective functioning in every part of an organization. Although marketing, production, finance, personnel, and maintenance departments may receive direction from corporate goals and objectives, communication links them together and facilitates organizational success. Meetings are a common means of communicating in organizations. Although the reasons people meet are varied, meetings generally fall
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Quality Can be a Thankless Job But It Doesn’t Have to Be0
- ASQ's Influential Voices
- April 16, 2012
In ASQ’s post this month from Paul Borawski, he asks if quality professionals are happy at their job. You might be wondering why this question is necessary but that is because quality professionals sometimes have a thankless job. Quality professionals are expected to possess in-depth knowledge on a variety of both complex quality issues and
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Lean Quote: Leadership is About Farming Not Hunting0
- Lean Quote
- April 13, 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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Priorities Matter When Changing Culture0
- Change Management, Culture
- April 11, 2012
Many change cultures fail to achieve results simply because they try to do everything at once. A “can do” culture makes progress one step at a time and develops the ability to prioritize the order of these steps. Strategic priorities position the organization to achieve its goals. Only a few priorities should be central to
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