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A Model for Team Leadership and Management0
- Leadership
- September 7, 2022
There are countless resources and models of leadership theory and whilst you need to find your own path in the world, it is helpful to stand on the shoulders of others rather than relearning centuries of leadership lessons. Action Centered Leadership is a model developed by John Adair in the 1960’s. The model is a
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5 Ways to Show Worker Appreciation on Labor Day and Beyond0
- Respect For People
- September 5, 2022
Happy Labor Day to all my American readers! The purpose of the holiday is to celebrate the social and economic achievements of America’s workers. Labor Day celebrates us all — our achievements and contributions to the strength, prosperity, and safety of our nation. Labor Day usually means a day off to relax, have a barbecue,
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Lean Quote: Help People See the Bigger Purpose for Endless Happiness0
- Lean Quote
- September 2, 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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Lean Roundup #159 – August 20220
- Lean Roundup
- August 31, 2022
A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of August 2022. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Root Cause to Solution Identification Simplified – John Knotts shares simple concepts, called Divergent to Convergent Thinking, Silent Brainstorming, Affinity Diagraming, and Tree Diagraming you can quickly use to determine
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Lean Tips Edition #192 (#3091 – #3105)0
- Lean Tips
- August 29, 2022
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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Lean Quote: Passion is Everything0
- Lean Quote
- August 26, 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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GROW your Coaching and Mentoring0
- Development/Training, Leadership
- August 24, 2022
As a leader, one of your most important roles is to coach your people to do their best. By doing this, you’ll help them make better decisions, solve problems that are holding them back, learn new skills, and otherwise progress their careers. The GROW Model is a simple yet powerful framework for structuring your coaching
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10 Characteristics of Effective Performance Metrics0
- KPIs
- August 22, 2022
Most businesses understand the value of using metrics to assess the state of their company and validate the company is heading in the right direction. Organizational metrics, sometimes called Key Performance Indicators (KPI), are developed to understand the overall health of an organization. They provide the fundamental element of balanced scorecards and dashboards, which are
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Lean Quote: Don’t Fly Blind, Collect the Right Metrics0
- Lean Quote
- August 19, 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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