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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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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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