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Daily Lean Tips Edition #270
- Lean Tips
- February 20, 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: Applying Active Listening to Engage Others0
- Lean Quote
- February 17, 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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New Webapp – Pomodoro Daisuki is a Simple Kanban Board0
- In the News, Lean Resources
- February 15, 2012
I recently reviewed a new webapp call Pomodoro Daisuki on a tip from Jim Benson at Personal Kanban. Pomodoro Daisuki is a chrome app that combines a simple digital personal kanban board along with the the basic functionality of the pomodoro technique. The Pomodoro Technique is a time management philosophy that aims to provide the
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How Do You Define Quality?0
- Quality
- February 14, 2012
“Quality” means different things to different people. We use the term but the concept and vocabulary of quality is elusive. If you ask someone to define the word “quality”, you may get a variety of answers. The definition of quality often depends on the stakeholders. Stakeholders are, as the name implies, people with some stake
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Lean Rules to Live By0
- Lean Basics
- February 13, 2012
Rules create structure in our systems. Without rules there would be in chaos. Lean rules provide the guidance needed to implement improvement, explaining the “why” behind lean tools and the Six Sigma methodology. Lean rules also help develop new solutions to problems. For everyone in an organization, these rules help structure activities, connect customers and
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Lean Quote: Done is Better than Perfect0
- Lean Quote
- February 10, 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-Based Education – Visual Workplace/Visual Thinking0
- Visual Factory
- February 9, 2012
The Lean Enterprise Institute, Rhode Island-based VIBCO and instructor Gwen Galsworth will collaborate to offer the Visual Workplace/Visual Thinking seminar. The format is a combination of classroom and shop-floor learning. Participants will first attend a visual workplace workshop on March 27th in Warwick, RI, followed by a visit to VIBCO on March 28th to observe
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Book Review: Blind Spots0
- Book Review
- February 8, 2012
The corporate culture in American business has certainly changed in the last decade with factors like the recession. This can give you pause to all that supposed career advice. Alexandra Levit debunks those business myths we’ve heard repeatedly in her latest book Blind Spots: The 10 Business Myths You Can’t Afford to Believe on Your
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New Product: WeekDate Simplifies Planning0
- Productivity
- February 7, 2012
WeekDate provides one dedicated area for monthly events and one for weekly events that never change. This clever calendar is split into 3 sections: Top – Monthlies Monthlies are activites that occur every month on the same day. For example, your book club is the fourth Thursday of every month. Bottom – Weeklies Weeklies are
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