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Lean Tips #136 (2251 – 2265)0
- Lean Tips
- March 11, 2019
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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Lean Quote: Art of Communication is Language of Leadership 0
- Lean Quote
- March 8, 2019
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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4 Ways to Improve Your Idea System 0
- Lean Basics, Sharing Best Practices
- March 6, 2019
The pitfalls of an ill-conceived employee suggestion program are multiple, legendary and most frequently – avoidable. With organizational commitment, clarity and ongoing communication employee engagement can positively impact your bottom line and your employee motivation and enthusiasm. Many organizations want to harness the ideas for improvement that naturally exist in their employees. Suggestion boxes are
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5 Ways to Improve Your Kaizens 0
- kaizen
- March 4, 2019
The goals of continuous improvement are simple: 1) make things easier 2) better 3) faster and 4) cheaper. Kaizen is the ongoing, systematic, incremental improvement in the way things are done. It is a relentless attempt to eliminate the unnecessary activities, delay, waste, and variation of business processes that add cost without adding value. Kaizen
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Lean Quote: Art of Communication is the Language of Leadership 0
- Lean Quote
- March 1, 2019
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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Guest Post: 6 Key Traits of a Lean Successful Leader 0
- Guest Post, Leadership
- February 25, 2019
In many organizations, the leader is nothing more than a job position… it’s actually the business owner or manager. In practice, however, the manager is not necessarily a leader of that organization. They may handle more paperwork than others, make hiring decisions, and attend more meetings. A leader, however, is much more than that. This
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