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Learning from Geese0
- Leadership
- September 15, 2010
Living in New England you become accustom to seeing the migration of Geese. As the leaves start turning colors the Geese head south for the winter. I came across the “Lesson from Geese” from a colleague this week. The story was written in 1972 by Dr. Robert McNeish, a science teacher from Baltimore, Maryland for
READ MOREThe Lean Way to Tie Your Shoes0
- Lean in Practice
- September 14, 2010
Visual instructions on how to tie a “Ian knot” show six simple steps. This is the world’s fastest shoelace knot because there are fewer sequential steps and it all happens in a single, fluid movement. It has been said that the reduction in time could add up to 4 days per lifetime. Tying your shoes
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A Colorful Way of Solving Problems0
- Sharing Best Practices
- September 13, 2010
Problem solving is a systematic thinking process to bring about change. In ordinary thinking, the thinker leaps from critical thinking to neutrality to optimism and so on without structure or strategy. Many successful people think from a very rational, positive viewpoint, and this is part of the reason that they are successful. Often, though, they
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Lean Quote: Character Matters!0
- Lean Quote
- September 10, 2010
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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Get More Done by Doing Less0
- Lean in Practice, Lean Resources, Visual Factory
- September 9, 2010
Most of us get paralysed when faced with a large and complicated undertaking. Jason Yip gives some tips on how to get it done from Ignite Sydney this past August. Jason is a Principal Consultant with ThoughtWorks focused on Agile and Lean Software Development. Stop Starting and Start Finishing Some keypoints from the video: 1. The
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The Lean Logistics Blog0
- Lean Resources
- September 8, 2010
My friend Kelley Dodd recently shared a new lean resource, The Lean Logistics Blog. This blog is place to discuss lean logistics and lean supply chain best practices, industry thought leadership, and continuous improvement. It is written by LeanCor in-house and on-site lean logistics managers, engineers and consultants, this blog contains lean tools, tips, and
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The Lean Equation0
- Lean Definition
- September 7, 2010
Can Lean be represented by a single equation? In simple terms Lean can be defined as the most efficient use of resources in the creation of value for the end customer. Business is about the system or series of processes to satisfy the customer. Processes by definition can be defined. So if Lean is a
READ MORELean Quote Inspirational Leadership0
- Lean Quote
- September 3, 2010
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 MOREMore Lean Tips0
- A Lean Journey, Lean Tips
- September 2, 2010
For my Facebook fans you have probably already seen this. But for those of you that are not connected to A Lean Journey on Facebook or Twitter I started a new feature which 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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