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The Lean Sink0
- Lean and Green
- April 28, 2011
Washing our hands is an all too common process. One we do so often we forget about the process. Have you ever stopped to think about the waste within this process. Maybe you start the water and wet your hand then reach for the soap. Because the soap may be centrally located for a couple
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Developing Wining Teams in a Lean Organization0
- Webinar
- April 27, 2011
Jeff Hajek and I recently hosted a webinar on how to develop wining teams in your organization. A group is defined as two or more people who interact with each other. A team is a group with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose defined by a set of performance goals and hold
READ MOREThe Life of an Idea0
- Sharing Best Practices
- April 26, 2011
The Life of an Idea Presented by Toyota Every idea has a life. A moment of inception. A period of growth. Struggle. Realization. It can be big or small, simple or complex and evolve to change the course of human history. And the beauty is that anyone can have a great one. Meet the Ideas
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Toyota’s Ideas for Good Finalist Show Ingenuity0
- In the News, Sharing Best Practices
- April 25, 2011
A couple of months ago I mentioned Toyota’s new challenge called Ideas for Good. The idea was to take Toyota’s technology to solve a problem to make our world a better place like this idea to help during natural disasters. They have picked the 25 finalist, 5 from each technology category, from all the
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Lean Quote: Lean and Green, Think about Future Generations0
- Lean Quote
- April 22, 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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Bring Your Green to Work0
- Lean and Green, Lean Resources
- April 21, 2011
Continuing this weeks discussion a Lean and Green has brought me to another resources for reducing energy at the work place. Energy Star has created an environmental challenge for organizations across the country. The ENERGY STAR Challenge is a national call-to-action to improve the energy efficiency of America’s commercial and industrial buildings by 10 percent or
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Lean and Green Reduces WASTE0
- Lean and Green
- April 20, 2011
This Friday (April 22, 2011) is Earth Day so I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the synergy of Lean and Green efforts and techniques to mutually eliminate waste. This combination of thinking can help you make everyday Earth day in your organization. Here is a portion of a popular article I wrote about a year
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Lean Meetings: A Better Way0
- Lean in Practice, Lean Office
- April 19, 2011
Have you been to a meeting lately that seemed to take forever, drifted off the original objectives and agenda, and left you none the wiser of what was really achieved? By applying Lean thinking you will never have to have that experience again. Lean meetings give Structure, visibility and with a little discipline have the ability
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4 Essential Green Gadgets for Your Lean Kaizen0
- Lean and Green
- April 18, 2011
Green and Lean should be synergistic not just additive or complementary concepts. The integrated whole of both methodologies is often greater than the sum of the impacts from each approach. The tools in the toolkit for Green and Lean improvements are one in the same. They include techniques like value stream mapping, workplace organization and
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