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5 Ways Employee Engagement Impacts Continuous Improvement Culture0
- Engagement, Guest Post
- October 19, 2022
https://pixabay.com/photos/woman-work-office-whiteboard-4702060/ Companies lose up to $550 billion due to disengaged employees. What does this mean? Prioritizing employee engagement isn’t optional. But how do you achieve that? In this article, you’re going to learn five practical ways to improve employee engagement. What is Employee Engagement? What is the meaning of employee engagement? Employee engagement is the
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Too Many Initiatives, Too Much Overload0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- October 17, 2022
Having too many initiatives is a common problem in our workplaces. Leaders pile “critical” work onto everybody’s to-do list and stress levels increase. Cracks start to appear in the fabric of our teams as the pressure mounts. When there are too many priorities on which to realistically focus our effort, the feeling of progress we
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Lean Quote: Adair’s Eight Rules in Motivating People0
- Lean Tips
- October 14, 2022
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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How to Assist Students to get Lean Lessons in Manufacturing Sector0
- Development/Training, Guest Post
- October 12, 2022
Source Over the past few years, a lively debate has emerged about talent management and the skills and competencies future employees need to meet current and future market needs. When engineering students enter the workforce, they cannot correlate and apply the theoretical knowledge they acquired during their studies to practical contexts due to a lack
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Columbus Day and Spirit of Discovery0
- Other
- October 10, 2022
In the US we are celebrating Columbus Day which recognizes Christopher Columbus who discovered America. It was October 12, 1492, that the explorer first spotted land after a two-month voyage from Europe. Columbus Day has been a federal holiday since 1970. Today, it is primarily observed in schools used to teach students a history lesson
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Lean Quote: Great Leaders Encourage Problem Solving0
- Lean Quote
- October 7, 2022
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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How To Ensure Open Communication In The Workplace?0
- Communication
- October 5, 2022
Source: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/man-business-people-woman-business-162951/ Effective communication in the workplace is the key to the company’s success. The problem is that working together and ensuring that everyone is on the same page may be challenging. Discover some helpful tips to encourage open communication in your workplace. You have probably heard that communication is the key to a successful relationship,
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Northeast Lean Conference 2022 Re-cap0
- Conference
- October 3, 2022
This past week I was fortunate to be able to attend one of my favorite annual activities, the Northeast Lean Conference. The theme of the conference this year was centered around amplifying lean, the collaborative effect. I presented with a colleague on collaboration within new product development at the conference. I’ll get to that in
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Lean Quote: The Secret to Delighting Customer is Putting Employees First0
- Lean Quote
- September 30, 2022
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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