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Lean Quote: Fear as a Motivator0
- Lean Quote
- April 15, 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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Free Lean, a site worth visiting0
- Lean Resources
- April 13, 2011
What do you get when you combine free and Lean? Well, the FreeLeanSite.com. Jay Watson is the Lean thinker behind this site. It grew from a passion of implementing Lean on the shop floor at companies like Motorola, Honeywell, and General Electric. He started the site to make “lean thinking” concepts of continuous improvement highly
READ MOREDaily Lean Tips Edition #120
- Lean Tips
- April 12, 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: Common Complaints About Meetings0
- Lean Quote
- April 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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Radio Lean – Your Lean Implementation Information Station0
- Lean Resources
- April 6, 2011
I recently came across a good resource online for learning about Lean. RadioLean is an internet broadcast website. The mission of RadioLean is to promote operational excellence in all types and sizes of organizations by providing Lean content, education, resources, and networking opportunities for our listeners. Mike Wall, started and hosts RadioLean is a Lean Practitioner, Educator,
READ MOREKeep The Rope Tight0
- Sharing Best Practices
- April 5, 2011
Sustaining Lean in my mind requires constant gentle pressure. Something Paul Akers calls “keeping the rope tight.” In this video Paul analyzes a failure to sustain an area at FastCap. There is no blaming just more Kaizen. Paul says there are 3 elements to sustaining a Lean culture he refers to as EIR: Expectation –
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Dealing with Change0
- Lean Management
- April 4, 2011
Photo: http://jumpthecurve.net Change is difficult. People commonly resist change for a variety of reasons. Although you intend for the change to result in a positive outcome, change is often viewed as negative. For your plan to be accepted, you must anticipate and overcome any negativity, anxiety and/or resistance. First, it’s important to remember the simple but
READ MORELean Quote: Combating De-Motivation in the Workplace0
- Lean Quote
- April 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
READ MOREThe Speed of Improvement0
- Lean in Practice
- March 29, 2011
In an earlier post I talked about “The Lean Way to Tie Your Shoes” which illustrates the fastest method to tie your shoe. This post highlighted a number of lean lessons for everyone. A similar cleaver video also demonstrates a number of lean lessons. Before you look at the video let’s examine those lessons: 1. Recognition of time
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