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Vacation Brings A Collection of Exceptional Guest Posts0
- A Lean Journey, Guest Post
- July 11, 2011
Over the next several days I will be on vacation taking some much needed time with my family. Every year for the last 14 years we head to New Hampshire for several days to take in the NASCAR race. It is a great time for sun, fun, camping, and high speed action. I have been
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Lean Quote: Curiosity is More Valuable Than Skill0
- Lean Quote
- July 8, 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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The 6 Pillars of 6S – Free Posters0
- Lean Basics, Sharing Best Practices, Visual Factory
- July 6, 2011
In my plant in Avon, CT we do a number of tours sharing our Lean practices and thinking. It is our way of giving back since we have been fortunate to learn from some many great companies in our region. The one thing I am most requested for a copy of is our 6S Posters.
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #160
- Lean Tips
- July 5, 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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Happy Independence Day0
- Other
- July 4, 2011
The 4th of July is an extremely patriotic holiday where we celebrate the independence of our country, the United States of America. People celebrate with family and friend gatherings, barbecues, parties, games, food, fun, festivals, parades, musical events and fireworks. It is important not to forget the true meaning of the day. Variously known as
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- Lean Quote
- July 1, 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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Lean Thinking and Its Application to Safety0
- Book Review
- June 29, 2011
My friend and fellow blogger Dragan Bosnjak, an Italian Lean Practitioner, has published a new work in English. It is called Lean & Safety and it is a translation of his Italian ebook Security Lean. This ebook talks about lean thinking and its application to work related safety. Entrepreneurs think that injuries happen, that they
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Improvement Kata Handbook0
- Lean Resources
- June 28, 2011
Recently, I reviewed Mike Rother’s Toyota Kata book. In doing so I came across the Toyota Kata website. The site is dedicate to the practice of mastering the improvement kata as explained in his book. This website has a number of great resources at your disposal but probably the most notable is the Improvement
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The Role of a Lean Leader0
- Lean Management
- June 27, 2011
My Friend Matt Wrye recently wrote about his role as an internal Lean consultant. He talked about the struggle some management places on Lean leaders between just doing it and influencing change. This got me thinking about my own experience, why this struggle occurs, and what the true role of a Lean leader should be.
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