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Seven Ways to Unlock Your Inner Leadership Skills0
- Guest Post
- May 6, 2020
Who is a leader, and why do we need leadership qualities? A leader is a person who has a goal and a team that one leads to that goal. Perseverance, adaptability, and integrity are said to be the most critical leadership qualities. The leader is respected, inspired, supported, and developed by his or her followers.
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6 Ways to Influence Without Authority0
- Leadership
- May 4, 2020
Congratulations—you’ve been asked to lead a change initiative! But there’s a catch—its success hinges on the cooperation of several people across your organization over whom you have no formal authority. In this age of heightened business complexity, moreover, change itself has grown increasingly complicated. A majority of change initiatives now involve multiple functions within and
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Lean Quote: Let Go Of Yesterday0
- Lean Quote
- May 1, 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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5 Traits of an Effective Leader0
- Guest Post
- April 27, 2020
Being a good leader means setting a confident, positive example for team members to follow, on top of effectively communicating with employees. Strong leadership is beneficial to both your company and employee base, increasing overall happiness and morale while elevating your bottom line. Business News Daily reports that, “…employees who work under great leaders tend
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Lean Quote: Leadership Confidence Is A Huge Factor In Engaging Employees0
- Lean Quote
- April 23, 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 #153 (#2505 – 2520)0
- Lean Tips
- April 22, 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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5 Things To Do While Under Quarantine0
- Other
- April 20, 2020
The novel coronavirus is no longer culturally novel — it’s been several weeks since schools and non-essential workplaces began to close down, and many are settling into what’s become a new normal of social distancing. In lieu of face-to-face contact, people around the world have developed new ways to stay connected and still have fun,
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Lean Quote: April Showers Bring May Flowers0
- Lean Quote
- April 17, 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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Keep Calm and Carry On: How to Engage With Your Customers0
- Engagement, Lean Basics, Lean in Practice
- April 15, 2020
We are living in troubling times fraught with uncertainty. There is no coronavirus playbook. Company leaders are facing an unprecedented crisis as the COVID-19 outbreak spreads worldwide and impacts businesses across multiple industries. There are many questions about what comes next in the COVID-19 outbreak. Keep Calm and Carry On was a motivational poster produced by the British government in
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