A Lean Journey Lean Roundup #201 – February 2026
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- February 25, 2026
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Five Ways to Find Time for Continuous Improvement0
- Culture, Lean Management
- October 10, 2018
A common question I get on tours of our factory is how do you find time for improvement. My usual response is “we just do” but that is not entirely true. “You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it.” – Charles Buxton (Philanthropist and Politician) It is an
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Learn to Discover, Discover to Learn0
- Other
- October 8, 2018
In the US we are celebrating Columbus Day which recognizes Christopher Columbus who discovered America. This is a good time to talk about the importance of discovery to Lean thinking. Fundamentally, discovery is the act of detecting something new, or something “old” that had been unknown. Discoveries are often made due to questioning. Thinking is
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Lean Quote: Journey, Not a Destination0
- Lean Quote
- October 5, 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: Doing More to Get More0
- Lean Definition
- October 3, 2018
A common definition of Lean manufacturing I hear often is paraphrased as “doing more with less”. Honestly, it is my least favorite. I don’t like it because labels like this rarely capture the essence of the approach and minimize Lean. It’s origins come from summarizing Toyota’s results where they we able to do more with
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Lean Quote: Compounding is the Greatest Mathematical Discovery of All Time0
- Lean Quote
- September 28, 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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Have You Seen Tim Woods Today?0
- Lean Basics, Lean Definition
- September 26, 2018
Employees want to do their best, sometimes the system or process does not position them to be successful. At times, it can be difficult for employees to see the forest for the trees. Sometimes they cannot see past the mounds of work at hand. This is why Lean Thinking shifts the viewpoint from a worker-centric
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Lean Quote: Leadership Lessons from Great Presidents
- Change Management, Lean Quote
- February 20, 2026
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