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Top 10 Posts of 2011 on A Lean Journey0
- A Lean Journey
- December 28, 2011
As 2011 goes into the history books I want to take a moment to reflect on this past year. Nearly 79,000 people have visted the site this year. I posted 230 articles on the site in 2011. It has truly been a very positive and full year. Here is a collection of the Top 10 posts for
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My Gift to You0
- A Lean Journey
- December 26, 2011
http://free-christian-wallpapers.blogspot.com/2010/12/merry-christmas-greeting-cards.html Merry Christmas to all A Lean Journey Fans! Lean is a gift to us individually and to organizations empowering and inspiring improvement all around us. This holiday season I want to take the opportunity to thank all those who share the passion for continuous improvement and share in the learning on this blog. As a
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Lean Quote: Give the Gift of Inspiration0
- Lean Quote
- December 23, 2011
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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That’s Kaizen – FastCap Style0
- Lean Basics, Sharing Best Practices
- December 22, 2011
Many think Kaizen is about some sort of 5 day event where you shut down and make improvement. Maybe this idea is fed by consultants in some manner but Kaizen in fact is not this. It is about small incremental change. The type of change that makes it easier to do your job. Change in
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Learn to Achieve Flow in Your Workplace From Angry Birds0
- Leadership
- December 21, 2011
Angry Birds, found on so many smart phones is so compulsive because the game applies the rules for achieving flow in your workplace. First, having a clear objective and a goal which is difficult but not impossible. It allows control over the action and gives immediate and comprehensive feedback on the attempts. Finally. it celebrates success. Time
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #240
- Lean Tips
- December 20, 2011
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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Key Learnings From 20110
- Sharing Best Practices
- December 19, 2011
In our strive for continuous knowledge sometimes we fail to look back. Reflecting on our key learnings is an important part of the learning process. My friend Marci Reynolds has done just that in a new post on her blog The Operations Blog. Marci, the Director of Operations at ACI Worldwide, surveyed 12 top operations experts across the globe
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Lean Quote: Hoshin Kanri is the Structure that Creates Results0
- Lean Quote
- December 16, 2011
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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Guest Post: Applying Electronic Content Management Technology to the 7 TPS wastes0
- Guest Post
- December 14, 2011
Today I am pleased to introduce a guest post by Samantha McCollough. Samantha is Director of Public Relations at iDatix, an award-winning leader in enterprise content management and business automation solutions. When not writing, she enjoys Scuba Diving, spending time with her dogs and painting. Follow her on Twitter to see her daily antics @smccollo. Lean
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