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8 Ways to Develop Winning Teams in Lean Organizations Replayed 0
- Webinar
- May 19, 2011
Jeff Hajek and Tim McMahon discuss how to develop a winning team in a Lean company. In the April, 2011 episode of their live Lean broadcast, they dive into some practical tips about how to improve the performance of the people working in a continuous improvement culture–all in a way that preserves job satisfaction.
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Lean Manufacturing Presentation from EASTEC 2011 0
- In the News
- May 18, 2011
Yesterday, while at EASTEC, The East Coast’s Largest Annual Manufacturing Event, I have a chance to listen to a number of great presentations on Lean topics. One of them was from Peter Lariviere, Lista International Corporation CEO, where he describes Lista’s Lean journey. This CEO seems to really understand Lean. He provides a great definition
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Book Review: Personal Kanban – Mapping Work/Navigating Flow 0
- Book Review
- May 17, 2011
It was about a year ago while searching for a productivity tool for myself that I came across the Personal Kanban system by Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry. Now they have published a book detailing their system called Personal Kanban: Mapping Work/Navigating Life. Most books on productivity focus on doing more but Jim and
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Lean at Home: My Visual Schedule 0
- Lean in Practice, Visual Factory
- May 16, 2011
I am often asked if I practice Lean at home. In my experience true Lean practitioners don’t separate home and work. They can’t shut it off. They are trained to find waste and put countermeasures in place to improve the situation. I am continually teaching my family about Lean so we can make things easier and better. I
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Lean Quote: Successful Manager Have an Appetite for Learning and Work on Themselves 0
- Lean Quote
- May 13, 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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12 Ways to Start Building a Continuous Improvement Culture Replayed 0
- Webinar
- May 11, 2011
Jeff Hajek and Tim McMahon latest installment of our montly live Lean conversations. In this episode from March of 2011, we discuss how you can go about building up a continuous improvement culture in your organziation.
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Go See, Ask Why, Show Respect – A Review of Gemba Walks 0
- Book Review
- May 10, 2011
I just finished reading Gemba Walks, Jim Womack’s newest book from LEI. In Gemba Walks, Jim Womack a pioneer in bringing Lean to the world, shares a decade of learning that will have a deep resonance for both the Lean community and for anyone seriously engaged in improving any value-creating activity. The life of lean
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Changing Visual Standards Causes Mistakes 0
- Visual Factory
- May 9, 2011
A recent trip to the grocery store caused some pain at home. Jeff Hajek and I recently held a webinar on learning lean concepts from home where we used milk as the example. In this presentation we discussed visual standards which are help you identify the right type of milk. Below is an example of
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Lean Quote: Relish in you work with iDoneThis.com 0
- Lean Quote
- May 6, 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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