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

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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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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Throughout my 20+ year career, I have mentored and been mentored by many people. Each relationship has brought new ideas and experiences into my life, and taught me lessons that I’ve taken with me during my whole career. When dealing with a mentorship, there are a few things that need to be taken into consideration.
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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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People management is an art that needs to be understood by everybody especially CEOs and managers and people in leadership or position of authority. It is centered on developing and organizing people to achieve a goal. But much more, to be happy to do what they are doing rather than appearing to be forced into
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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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