• Top 15 Lean Journey Posts of All Time

    Top 15 Lean Journey Posts of All Time0

    I wanted to share the posts with the highest page views.  This way my new readers can enjoy them, and my other readers can enjoy them over again. 15. You Can’t Inspect in Quality 14. 5 Ways to Improve Employee Engagement 13. Lean Quote: Lost Time is Never Found Again 12. 4 Tiers for Daily

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  • 9th Year Blogging – Happy Anniversary!

    9th Year Blogging – Happy Anniversary!0

    Nine years ago told I started a journey that has become this blog. Today, marks the 9th anniversary of A Lean Journey Blog. I had no idea then what I was getting into or that I’d still be doing this nine years later.  Frankly, I wasn’t sure anyone would read what I wrote never mind find value

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  • Top 10 Posts of 2017

    Top 10 Posts of 20170

    The end of the year is traditionally a time to look back and reflect. One way to reflect is to evaluate popular blog posts. I have been taking time to reflect on the year that was and as part of that reflection I have flipped back through the 150 blog posts I have written so

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  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy Thanksgiving!0

    For many of us, the meaning of Thanksgiving usually includes feasting, four-day weekends, football games, floats, family reunions, or a forerunner to Christmas festivities. The “first Thanksgiving,” however, was neither a feast nor a holiday, but a simple gathering. Following the Mayflower’s arrival at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620, the Pilgrims suffered the lost

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  • Speaking at the Northeast Lean Conference

    Speaking at the Northeast Lean Conference0

    Successful Lean transformation requires a deep understanding of the technical side of Lean supported by a culture that favors human development and broad employee engagement. But which comes first: culture or tools…? Come to the conference and you’ll learn more. I will be presenting at The Northeast Lean Conference in September in Worcester, MA on

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  • See You Soon!

    See You Soon!0

    Blog Vacation Till August 28th!  Here is a collection of the Top 10 posts for 2016 by views: 10. How to Avoid 6 Common Pitfalls of Process Mapping Creating a process map is a relatively straight forward process but some mistakes can derail the process so avoid these most common pitfalls. 9. Sixteen Human Error Modes for

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