A Lean Journey Book Review: Go for Third - Leadership Lessons from the Softball Field to the Workplace by Derek Volk
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- February 23, 2026
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Why Teams Fail?0
- Teamwork
- November 7, 2018
In my experience there is not one single cause for why teams fail. Generally, teams fail for one simple reason – they do not start as teams. They start as someone’s idea to form a team, but they never build the commitment, skills, and consensus that is necessary for teams to be victorious. There is
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Is Your Organization Ready For Teamwork0
- Teamwork
- November 5, 2018
The establishment of cross-functional teams requires a lot of thought and open communication. The probability of success depends on the readiness of your organization to implement major change and capability to establish teams. Teams offer a competitive advantage to organizations: Teams require less overhead than traditional organizations and give better service… Teams give and advantage
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Lean Quote: Apply Positive Thinking to Overcome Failure0
- Lean Quote
- November 2, 2018
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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Lean Tips Edition #131 (1961-1975)0
- Lean Tips
- October 29, 2018
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: They Fly in V-formation…So It’s Teamwork0
- Lean Quote
- October 26, 2018
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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The Power of Prioritization, Selecting the Vital Few0
- Lean Management
- October 24, 2018
One of the hardest parts of being a leader is making critical decisions when multiple projects and tasks are competing for your attention. On any given day, you might be dealing with an emergency situation, multiple high-priority projects and several decisions that will affect the fate of your company long-term. If I had to take
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