Lean Quote: Leadership Lessons from Great Presidents
- Change Management, Lean Quote
- February 20, 2026

How to understand that a manager is doing their job with care for the employees? There are a lot of misconceptions and stereotypes about how a leader should interact with their employees. Some think that a leader should be cold-blooded towards employees, and some believe that they are better to be friendly, staying on the
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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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A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of September 2021. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Coaching Problem Solvers at Toyota – Jon Miller expounds on how people at Toyota develop problem solvers through coaching. Your Problem Solving Spectrum – Jamie Flinchbaugh says that while there
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Source: Smederevac / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images I recently authored the below article on Lean 101: An Introduction to Lean Manufacturing for Quality Magazine and wanted to share with A Lean Journey audience. Creating a good foundation of Lean starts with learning the fundamentals. The core idea of lean is to
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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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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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