Blog

Lean Quote: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown – A Lean Lesson in Continuous Improvement 0
- Lean Quote
- October 31, 2025
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 MORE
Lean Roundup #197 – October 2025 0
- Lean Roundup
- October 29, 2025
A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of October 2025. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. From Know-It-All to Learn-It-All: Leadership Lessons from Mistakes – Mark Graban shares that shift–from know-it-all to learn-it-all–doesn’t weaken leaders, it makes them stronger, more resilient, and more effective. Transforming
READ MORE
7.8
Make Your Bed: Small Habits That Can Change Your Life 0
- Change Management, Leadership
- October 27, 2025
In 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven delivered a now-legendary commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin. The central message was deceptively simple: Make your bed every morning. This advice later became the foundation for his bestselling book, “Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life… and Maybe the World.” At first glance, making your
READ MORE

Lean Quote: Yokoten – Sharing to Multiply Success 0
- Lean Quote
- October 24, 2025
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 MORE
Finding Your Way When You’ve Lost Momentum on the Lean Journey 0
- Lean Management
- October 22, 2025
Even the most committed organizations can lose their way on the Lean journey. You may have started with strong momentum—kaizen events buzzing, visual boards filling up, and teams brimming with ideas—only to find months or years later that progress has plateaued.
READ MORE
Lean Tips Edition #323 (#3871 – #3885)0
- Lean Tips
- October 20, 2025
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 help you along your journey. Another
READ MORE

Lean Quote: Closing the Knowing–Doing Gap 0
- Lean Quote
- October 17, 2025
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 MORE
Improving Your Business with Lean Thinking and a Growth Mindset 0
- Lean Thinking
- October 15, 2025
Organizations that want to thrive in today’s unpredictable markets must develop leaders who not only embody a growth mindset but also apply Lean Thinking to drive sustainable improvement. The business landscape is shifting rapidly, and winning now means being pragmatic, data-driven, and relentlessly focused on creating customer value while eliminating waste. Why Combine Growth Mindset
READ MORE
The Power of Discovery: Lessons from Columbus Day 0
- Leadership, Lean in Practice
- October 13, 2025
On the second Monday of every October, the United States observes Columbus Day — a holiday rooted in the voyages of Christopher Columbus, who in 1492 set out across an uncharted ocean and sighted land after two grueling months at sea. While his journey is remembered in classrooms as the one that “sailed the ocean
READ MORE

A Lean Journey