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Personal Kanban Kaizen – It’s all Digital0
- A Lean Journey, Sharing Best Practices, Visual Factory
- March 14, 2011
In two earlier posts I wrote about the benefits of a personal kanban and showed my first kanban system. One of the weaknesses of this board was the lack of portability of the system with the amount time I spend out of the office. So I have created digital personal kanban system. LeanKit Kanban allows you to create a
READ MORELean Quote: Motivation Tips for Managers0
- Lean Quote
- March 11, 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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FastCap Comedy: Fix What Bugs You0
- Lean Fun
- March 9, 2011
I have talked about FastCap and their improvement videos here before. Now there is a bit a humor from the folks at FastCap. While this video is a little bit comedic there are still valuable lessons to be learned: 1. Fix what bugs you – make your job easier. 2. Go to the shop floor –
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Book Review: e2 Continuous Improvement System0
- Book Review
- March 8, 2011
The Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership’s (GBMP) Bruce Hamilton and Pat Wardwell have written a new book, e2 Continuous Improvement System. Bruce Hamilton is infamous from the Toast Kaizen video and Pat is on the AME regional board with me so I was looking forward to reviewing their book. e2 stands for “everybody, everyday” a
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The 7S of Effective Change0
- Sharing Best Practices
- March 7, 2011
The 7S model is a management model that describes 7 factors, which together, determine the way in which organizations operate. It was developed in the early 1980s by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman, two consultants working at the McKinsey & Company consulting firm. The basic premise of the model is that there are seven internal
READ MORELean Quote: For Success Attitude is Important0
- Lean Quote
- March 4, 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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Book Review: Moving Forward Faster0
- Book Review
- March 2, 2011
Finally, there is a book on Lean leadership for executives. Bob Emiliani, the author of the Real Lean series of books, has revealed the secrets of Lean management. Moving Forward Faster, The Mental Evolution from Fake Lean to REAL Lean explains the advantage of Lean management over conventional managment. Bob looks at the economic, social, political, and historical
READ MOREDaily Lean Tips Edition #100
- Lean Tips
- March 1, 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
READ MORELean Quote: Catching People Doing Things Right0
- Lean Quote
- February 25, 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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