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A Healthy Lean Road is Paved with Exercise0
- Lean Management
- April 10, 2012
Lean is a journey that never ends. There will always be a gap between where you are (current state) and where you would like to be (True North). Since there will always be a gap, there will always be an opportunity to improve. Walking the path on a Lean journey can be an overwhelming experience.
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New Sponsor: OpenCollege – E-learning Content Library0
- A Lean Journey
- April 9, 2012
I am pleased to announce a new sponsor from OpenCollege on A Lean Journey Blog. OpenCollege e-Learning Content Library is the ultimate resource for the Internet-based education of the future. It provides online course developers, teachers, and students with access to more than 700 interactive learning models covering the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Algebra, Calculus,
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Lean Quote: Defining the Problem0
- Lean Quote
- April 6, 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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Save you Inbox with 5S for Email0
- Lean in Practice, Lean Office
- April 4, 2012
Email has become an all too convenient way to communicate. Some much so for many of us that our inboxes are overflowing with new messages. There have been hundreds of productivity related strategies written about for dealing with email. I have even shared some of those myself. There must be a better way. In Lean
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Be Happy, Go The F**K Home0
- In the News
- April 3, 2012
A work/life balance is often something that is talked about but sometimes difficult to find. Pam Selle recently gave a talk at Ignite Philly on this topic called “Go the F**k Home.” This is a little diversion from Lean thinking but an important aspect of respect for people in the workplace. The language might be a little
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #290
- Lean Tips
- April 2, 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: Creating Culture Change0
- Lean Quote
- March 30, 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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Challenges Facing the Manufacturing Industry0
- In the News
- March 27, 2012
The Association of Manufacturing Excellence (AME), has an initiative called the“Revitalization of Manufacturing”. As part of this initiative, they are writing a whitepaper addressing three aspects of the industry: challenges facing manufacturing and North America; examples of what organizations are currently doing to ensure a better future; and how we can all prepare for and
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Five Lean Lesson from a Hockey Coach on Saturday Morning0
- Lean in Practice
- March 26, 2012
Many of you know this time a year I spend a lot of time at an ice rink coaching hockey. It is a sport I have played all my life and coaching provides an opportunity for my kids and others to have the same experience (hopefully). As a coach you can’t help but feel a
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