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Lean Tips Edition #157 (#2566-#2580)0
- Lean Tips
- July 15, 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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Six Proven Ways to Earn Employees’ Trust 0
- Leadership
- July 13, 2020
Trust in any organization works on three levels: at a company level in terms of culture, at a team level in regard to the relationships among the members, and at an interpersonal level between two people. You can’t always control the level of trust in your organization as a whole, but you can definitely influence
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Lean Quote: Learn to Think Differently 0
- Lean Quote
- July 10, 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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Five Ways to Motivate Your Team With Empathy and Authority 0
- Engagement
- July 8, 2020
A crisis pressure-tests leadership and culture. Many new values are formed under the strain, and employees gain new perspectives on their organization and its leadership. Communication is the key to keeping them motivated and productive in a season of enormous distraction. The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t my first financial crisis. No matter how well you run
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Book Review – The Conclusion Trap: Four Steps to Better Decisions 0
- Book Review
- July 6, 2020
Why do organizations and individuals so often struggle to make good decisions, investing enormous amounts of time and money in fruitless efforts to solve thorny problems? Too often, our mistake lies in jumping to conclusions before we even understand the problem we’re attempting to solve. Dan Markovitz’ The Conclusion Trap gives us a straightforward guide
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Lean Quote: Freedom Lies In Being Bold 0
- Lean Quote
- July 3, 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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