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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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Steve Jobs: How to Live Before You Die.0
- In the News
- October 6, 2011
Yesterday, we lost a great innovator and visionary. Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, died at age 56 after battling cancer for several years. In memory of Steve and his innovations that have changed our lives I wanted to share this video: Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief
READ MORE5 Tips for Making the Most Out of Your Conference Experience0
- Sharing Best Practices
- October 4, 2011
In a few days, I will be attending one of the best Lean Thinking conferences in New England, The Northeast Shingo Prize Conference. As I prepare for the conference this year I thought I would share some tips on making the most out of your conference experience. 1. Before the conference. As Dr. Stephen R.
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #200
- Lean Tips
- October 3, 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 Quote: Persistence is the Twin Sister of Excellence0
- Lean Quote
- September 30, 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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10 Random Tips to Help Supercharge You on Your Lean Journey Webinar Replayed0
- Webinar
- September 27, 2011
Jeff Hajek of the Gotta Go Lean blog and I got together recently to offer several Lean tips to help speed up progress on your Lean Journey. Put these simple Lean strategies to use, and supercharge your continuous improvement efforts. Here are the slides from the webinar 10 Random Tips To Supercharge Your Lean Journey View
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Final Inspection isn’t so Final0
- Quality
- September 26, 2011
A recent edition at my newest favorite corporate life comic, ONEFTE.com, hit a common point that traditional companies use when there is an issue. Many traditional companies use a final inspection department to 100% check the product just before it is shipped to make sure that any errors that occurred in-process are caught before the
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