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Lean Quote: We Travel Not to Escape Life, But For Life Not to Escape Us 0
- Lean Quote
- August 24, 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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Three Ways Vacation is Good For You and Your Company 0
- Respect For People
- August 22, 2018
Americans leave too many vacation days on the table — Consider these statistics: Although Americans have fewer vacation days than people in any other country, they have been taking less and less vacation over the last 15 years. Fifty-five percent of Americans did not use all their vacation days in 2015. Even when they actually do take vacation, 41 percent are checking into
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Leadership Lessons From Walt Disney – How To Inspire Your Team 0
- Empowerment, Leadership
- August 20, 2018
Walt Disney once said, “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.” To make a dream a reality, it is not enough to simply hope that the stars will align. Walt Disney relied on his business partners, his support system,
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Lean Quote: Every Person Needs to Take One Day Away 0
- Lean Quote
- August 17, 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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Guest Post: How to Nail Your Morning Routine to Have a Good Day 0
- Guest Post
- August 15, 2018
Some mornings just feel right. You wake up without any alarm. The sunlight entering your room feels pleasant and soothing. You come back from your morning jog all energized and looking forward to the day. And sometimes you have the complete opposite days. You don’t wake up in your best mood. You don’t feel like
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An Approach to Becoming Agile in a Dynamic World 0
- In the News, Sharing Best Practices
- August 13, 2018
Mike Rother wrote an article this summer in AME’s Target magazine. The article, “An Approach to Becoming Agile in a Dynamic World,” focuses on helping employees develop scientific thinking that helps them to better solve problems and make decisions. What he proposes is that developing a scientific way of thinking among the members of a
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