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Lean Quote: Employee Appreciation Day0
- Lean Quote, Respect For People
- March 1, 2024
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 Roundup #177 – February 20240
- Lean Roundup
- February 28, 2024
A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of February 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Introduction to Toyota Kata – Mark Rosenthal introduces Toyota Kata as a way to start to nudge the culture in the direction we want it to go. The Problem
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Fear is Poor Motivator for Business Transformation0
- Change Management
- February 26, 2024
Those of us who are familiar with Continuous Improvement programs all know the term “burning platform”, an expression used to describe a situation where a company or organization needs to take drastic action to survive. The concept has gained popularity as an effective way to motivate employees and stakeholders to make a real change. In
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Lean Quote: Love What You Do0
- Lean Quote
- February 23, 2024
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 Tips Edition #295 (#3451 – #3465)0
- Lean Tips
- February 21, 2024
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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Leadership Lessons from John F Kennedy0
- Leadership
- February 19, 2024
Every year, Americans celebrate Presidents Day as a day of remembrance — a day to look back and learn from our nation’s greatest leaders. In today’s competitive market, business leaders are looking for the edge that will put their organization and workforce ahead of the curve. As we celebrate President’s Day today, I want discuss
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Lean Quote: Without Passion You Have Nothing0
- Lean Quote
- February 16, 2024
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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Show Your Employees Some Love0
- Respect For People
- February 14, 2024
It’s February 14th and if that date doesn’t ring a bell, you must live under a rock. It’s Valentine’s day! Whether you “believe” in Valentine’s Day or not, it’s the perfect occasion to show some appreciation to someone special and your employees would probably be delighted and surprised if you took the time to show
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5 Ways to Accelerate Your Lean Roadmap0
- Lean in Practice, Lean Management, Lean Thinking
- February 12, 2024
Many organizations have begun the journey to make their businesses lean. Some have reported early successes while others have struggled or fallen into the rut entitled “flavor of the month.” As is usually the case with this kind of organization change, implementation precedes understanding. What follows are missteps, rework, confusion, organizational angst, and the aforementioned
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