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Golden Rules for a Successful Kaizen 0
- kaizen
- September 24, 2018
An essential element in Lean thinking is Kaizen. Kaizen is the Japanese word for continuous improvement or change for the better. It’s a tool to make work easier, safer, and more productive by studying a process, identifying waste, and applying small incremental improvements that ensure the highest quality. As no process can ever be declared
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Lean Quote: Innovation Distinguishes Between a Leader and a Follower 0
- Lean Quote
- September 21, 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 #129 (1931 – 1945)0
- Lean Tips
- September 19, 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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Change Management: Advice on Managing Resistance to Change 0
- ASQ's Influential Voices, Change Management
- September 17, 2018
ASQ’s Influential Voices were asked in the recent roundtable topic about change management, specifically: It’s often said that people don’t resist “change” so much as they resist “being changed.” So, the job of change management is clear: In a nutshell, you must explain why the affected people should want to change, and thereby cultivate readiness
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Lean Quote: Our Understanding is Correlative to Our Perception 0
- Lean Quote
- September 14, 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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Learning is the Secret of Innovation (and Lean)0
- Problem Solving
- September 12, 2018
A growing number of organizations are embracing lean principles. The lean practitioner is responsible for satisfying demand in ever more productive ways by reducing waste along the value chain. Organizations that succeed with lean realize compelling economic benefits and competitive advantage. Reducing waste equates to reducing costs in ways that allow them to maintain and
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