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Three Most Important Questions in a Continuous Improvement Culture0
- Lean Management
- July 20, 2022
A few weeks back John Knott’s wrote a post about 3 magical metrics within a continuous improvement culture. He said the three things that you need to measure are: 1) How much work you are doing, 2) How long it takes to do it every time, and 3) How well you do it every time.
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Strategy: Sharpening Your Focus0
- Strategy
- July 18, 2022
Recently, Pascal Dennis wrote a post that really resonated with me about strategy deployment. His point is that strategy is not about doing the important things but rather the process of choosing, the responsibility of leaders to grasp the situation and decide the plan forward. I always tell others that strategy deployment is a focusing
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Lean Quote: Be More Proactive To Reach Your Goals0
- Lean Quote
- July 15, 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 Develop Consistent Communication Across Global Teams0
- Communication, Guest Post
- July 13, 2022
Image Source: Pixabay Developing strong communication on a global team isn’t easy. Different cultures, time zones, and languages can make it challenging to stay on the same page. However, staying focused and connected is essential to success. In this article, we’ll discuss how administration teams can train their global employees to develop consistent and intentional
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4 Ideas to Get Management Buy-In0
- Change Management
- July 11, 2022
A couple of weeks ago Art Byrne shared his tried-and-true strategies that leaders can deploy to encourage everyone to adopt Lean. This got me thinking about management buy-in itself. Management commitment is a “must” to any initiative. The employees of the organization will not care, if the management themselves do not show the attitude to follow
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Lean Quote: Never Give Up!0
- Goals, Leadership, Lean Quote
- July 8, 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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5 Incredible Ways Recognition Enhances Employee Engagement0
- Engagement, Guest Post
- July 6, 2022
Business organizations are keener than ever before to find answers to the complex challenges of employee engagement. In fact, businesses are happy to try every possible trick to boost employee engagement. This is for the simple reason that more businesses are now acknowledging the business benefits of cultivating engagement. Needless to say, there could be
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Lean Quote: The Secret to Innovation is Freedom0
- Lean Quote
- July 1, 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 Tips Edition #189 (#3046 – #3060)0
- Lean Tips
- June 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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