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Lean Quote: The Realities of People Working Together Every Day0
- Lean Quote
- March 20, 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 Do’s and Don’ts of Catchball0
- Lean Management
- March 18, 2020
The catchball is an important part of any planning process, but it is something that is all too often just glossed over. When done properly the catchball encourages leadership and team members to dialogue about a particular topic in an efficient and productive manner. It can help to break down the walls which are all too often placed
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The Role of Catchball in Lean and Strategic Planning0
- Lean Management
- March 16, 2020
Catchball is one of the simplest and most effective ways to achieve continuous improvement in your organization. To reduce ambiguity and misinterpretation during the planning phase of Hoshin Kanri management uses a fact-based inter-level negotiation process known as “Catchball”. The word “catchball” denotes a simple social game in Japan in which a circle of young
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Lean Quote: 10 Tips for Communicating Vision0
- Lean Quote
- March 13, 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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What Happens When Leaders Forget The Culture That Made Their Company Great?0
- Guest Post, Leadership
- March 11, 2020
Many business leaders view their corporate culture as so important that they make it a point to hire people who are a good fit for that culture – and jettison any employees who aren’t. But what happens when it’s the leaders themselves – for profits, for expediency, for getting the next deal done – who
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Lean Tips Edition #151 (#2476 – 2490)0
- Lean Tips
- March 9, 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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Lean Quote: Attitude is a Little Thing That Makes A Big Difference0
- Lean Quote
- March 6, 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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4 Step Process to Determine Leading Indicator KPIs0
- Leadership
- March 4, 2020
There’s no magic formula or standard set of Leading Indicators that works for every company. Leading Indicator KPIs only become powerful when you find that right lever to pull that impacts the results that are most important to your business. While we can’t tell you which leading indicators are most important in your business, I
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Leading and Lagging Indicators Work Best In Tandem0
- Leadership
- March 2, 2020
In performance management we often talk about “lagging” and “leading” indicators. But what do they mean exactly? Lagging indicators are typically “output” oriented, easy to measure but hard to improve or influence. A lagging indicator is one that usually follows an event. The importance of a lagging indicator is its ability to confirm that a
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