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Lean Quote: Praise the Behavior Not the Person0
- Lean Quote
- October 21, 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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Daily Lean Tips Edition #210
- Lean Tips
- October 19, 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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Lean Leadership: Lessons from Abe Lincoln0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- October 18, 2011
Jerry Bussell, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence, gave a great presentation at the Northeast Shingo Prize Conference on Lean Leadership. Jerry a former vice president of a Fortune 200 company has done extensive research on leadership and is sought after for his insights. Are you looking for a
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Career Change is Hard0
- A Lean Journey
- October 17, 2011
After over 13 years of work at a fiber optic manufacturing company I am making a change. Today, I start a new role in quality for an innovative technology company. I guess you could say my enthusiasm for continuous learning and my desire to make a difference go the best of me. It was finally
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Lean Quote: Legendary Advice From a True Visionary0
- Lean Quote
- October 14, 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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Don’t Blame the Tools0
- In the News
- October 12, 2011
At the Northeast Shingo Prize Conference last week my friend Jamie Flinchbaugh gave the closing keynote presentation. Jamie’s talk was about the role of the manager in problem solving. The role of the manager is not to solve all the problems but to build the systems capable of solving problems at every level. One of
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The Practice of Lean and the Marshmallow Problem0
- Exercises/Games, In the News
- October 11, 2011
At the Northeast Shingo Prize Conference I had the pleasure to meet Mike Rother, author of Toyota Kata. If you haven’t read his book or reviewed his material online you are missing some valuable learning. During Mike’s presentation he talked about Lean as a practice of continuous learning through discovery and experimentation. This is what
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Northeast Shingo Prize Conference – Made in America Recap0
- In the News
- October 10, 2011
Last week I had the pleasure to attend the Northeast Shingo Prize Conference hosted by my friends at GBMP. The conference was conveniently located in my backyard of Springfield, MA. The theme of this years conference was “Made in America” and as Bruce Hamilton put it “Lean is the means by which we can stay
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Lean Quote: Success Means Having Determination0
- Lean Quote
- October 7, 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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