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Six Ways to Create a No-Fear Culture 0
- Culture
- August 23, 2021
Fear can manifest in an organization in many ways, but it typically occurs with a trickle-down effect, where ineffective leaders employ scare tactics to control the behavior of employees. If upper management provides mid-management no room to take risks and fail, middle management will be under constant pressure to hide anything short of a clear
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Lean Quote: 5 Ways Leaders Can Help Their Teams 0
- Lean Quote
- August 20, 2021
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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Reducing Scrap and Rework in Manufacturing 0
- Quality
- August 18, 2021
Scrap and rework costs are a manufacturing reality impacting organizations across all industries and product lines. Scrap and rework costs are caused by many things—when the wrong parts are ordered, when engineering changes aren’t effectively communicated or when designs aren’t properly executed on the manufacturing line. No matter why scrap and rework occurs, its impact
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Using the Gemba Walk to Learn and Engage 0
- Lean Management
- August 16, 2021
While there are many things that affect employee engagement, getting leadership to the place where work is done, the Gemba, and actively engaging with the workforce, seeing with their own eyes the problems that occur, listening to associates and giving advice and direction (coaching) to the team is a critical factor in increasing overall engagement.
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Lean Quote: You Are What You Tolerate 0
- Lean Quote
- August 6, 2021
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 Steps To Be an Effective Leader Of A Culture-Driven Organization 0
- Guest Post, Leadership
- August 4, 2021
Image credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/smilies-figures-together-leader-3298337 The recent changes in a global economic environment forced a lot of companies to change their values, priorities, and organizational cultures. Still, following the path of transformation is impossible without being guided by a successful, prominent, inspiring, and culture-driven leadership. How to become an effective leader of a culture-first organization and what does
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