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Servant Leader as Change Agents0
- Leadership
- April 11, 2022
I was recently asked if employees are more accepting of change and improvements when they have a leader who is being a servant leader. I’ll share my thoughts here. Servant leadership is about inspiring people to do noble work that calls forth the very best they have to offer. They see their responsibility as a
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Lean Quote: April Showers Bring May Flowers0
- Lean Quote
- April 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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Employee Reflection: A Method to Increase Employee Happiness0
- Engagement, Guest Post
- April 6, 2022
In today’s business world, successful companies don’t earn their reputation just by building a good general corporate brand or value proposition to customers. A big part of proving their competence is good employer branding which describes an employer’s reputation as a place to work and their employee value proposition. The crux is that if your
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The Six Steps of Value Engineering0
- Innovation
- April 4, 2022
Value engineering refers to the systematic method of improving the value of a product that a project produces. It is used to analyze a service, system, or product to determine the best way to manage the important functions while reducing the cost. Value is calculated as a ratio of function to cost. A business can
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Lean Quote: April Fool’s Day0
- Lean Quote
- April 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 Roundup #154 – March 20220
- Lean Roundup
- March 30, 2022
A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of March 2022. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Do Your Job – Bruce Hamilton shares a story regarding CNC set-up reduction involving the need for a repeatable lathe process. Strategy and the Worlds of Thought & Experience –
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Lean Tips Edition #185 (#2986-#3000)0
- Lean Tips
- March 28, 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: Live Like It’s Spring0
- Lean Quote
- March 25, 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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7 Traits of a Good Facilitator0
- Facilitation
- March 23, 2022
Some people believe that facilitating a workshop/team is easy. It is not. When you have a group of people in a room, anything can happen. Some people will dominate the meeting, while others won’t say a word; a few will stick to the issues at hand, many more will go off tangent. Experienced facilitators know
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