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Learn Continuously0
- Lean Basics
- January 24, 2011
Go to your bookshelf and pull out one of your old college textbooks. Is the information still current? Now think about your industry – has it changed since you began your career? Think of how quickly your most challenging competitors are moving. Are you keeping up? Clearly, learning is a must. Learning needs to become
READ MORELean Quote – Respect for People0
- Lean Quote
- January 21, 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 MOREDaily Lean Tips Edition #80
- Lean Tips
- January 20, 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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Book Review: 100% Leadership – Guidelines To Be An Effective Leader0
- Book Review
- January 18, 2011
There are many roads that can lead to success. Leadership is about knowing the right road for the right situation. It takes skilled judgment to apply the right method at the right time, under the right circumstances. 100% Leadership is a practical guide to daily decisions and actions. This book is written by Gabriel Hevesi
READ MORETen Ways to Show Respect for People0
- Lean Basics, Lean in Practice, Lean Management
- January 17, 2011
The power behind Lean is a management’s commitment to continuously invest in its people and promote a culture of continuous improvement. The Toyota Way can be briefly summarized through the two pillars that support it: Continuous Improvement and Respect for People. Many companies fall short on respecting their people. Not for lack of effort but
READ MORELean Quote: Build a Reputation with Action0
- Lean Quote
- January 14, 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 for Haiti0
- In the News
- January 13, 2011
Yesterday, marked the 1st anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010. My friend and fellow Lean Blogger Mark Graban has a new project to spread Lean Thinking, a volunteer’s personal story of supporting Haiti in the aftermath, and the awareness of Haiti relief needs. The project is Lean for Haiti. In the truest
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Visual Management Board0
- Guest Post, Visual Factory
- January 11, 2011
On A Lean Journey, I have talked about Visual Factory or visual management a number of times. My friend Allison Myers and I have talked online about a visual managment board she uses at Lantech. Allison is a Marketing Product Manager at Lantech where they have been using Lean Thinking for decades. She was nice
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Toyota: Ideas for Good0
- In the News, Sharing Best Practices
- January 10, 2011
Toyota has a new challenge. Ideas for Good takes Toyota’s technologies combined with your ideas to make a better world. Big ideas are bigger than cars. Toyota has proved this time and time again by sharing their big inventions with the world outside of cars. Everybody has a few good ideas, and Toyota wants to help
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