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3 Critical Facilitation Skills For Root Cause Analysis0
- Problem Solving
- October 19, 2020
Imagine a root cause analysis has been triggered by an unplanned incident or event which falls into any of the safety, quality, environment, production, equipment failure or similar categories. You have been appointed as the root cause analysis facilitator by a superior/manager who is responding to the particular event. What are the critical facilitation skill
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Lean Quote: Ask and Answer “Why” Five Times to Get to Real Cause of Problems0
- Lean Quote
- October 16, 2020
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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Book Review: The Lean Strategy0
- Book Review
- October 14, 2020
Lean goes beyond a set of tools to improve your business to change the way we think to unleash innovation, create a competitive advantage, and deliver sustainable growth. Four highly respected figures in the Lean world, Dr. Michael Balle, Daniel T. Jones, Jacques Chaize, and Orest J. Fiume, came together in 2017 to dispel common
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Lessons from Christopher Columbus’ Life0
- Other
- October 12, 2020
There are many important and valuable life lessons that we can gather from the adventurous life of one of history’s most famous pioneers. Christopher Columbus had many ups and downs in his life, but he never let that stop him from what he wanted to achieve. I think we can learn most from Christopher Columbus
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Lean Quote: Leaders Must Give Hope For the Future0
- Lean Quote
- October 9, 2020
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 #161 (#2626 – 2640)0
- Lean Tips
- October 7, 2020
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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Are You a Leader or a Manager?0
- Leadership
- October 5, 2020
What is the difference between leadership and management? Is a good manager automatically a good leader? The main difference between leaders and managers is that leaders have people follow them while managers have people who work for them. Here are five standout differences between the two roles: A leader invents or innovates while a manager
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Lean Quote: Learn From Your Mistakes With A Postmortem0
- Lean Quote
- October 2, 2020
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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The Importance of Continuous Learning for Business Leaders0
- Guest Post, Leadership
- September 28, 2020
Continuous learning is a popular topic in ever-evolving modern business culture. However, to experience the full benefit of this powerful professional mindset, leaders, managers, and employers as a whole must acknowledge the fact that learning isn’t something reserved for those further down the corporate ladder. It must also be embraced by those on the highest
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