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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8th Year Blog Anniversary0
- A Lean Journey
- May 22, 2017
It is hard to believe but tomorrow marks the 8th anniversary of A Lean Journey Blog and as tradition here each year I take the opportunity to reflect. The act of “self-reflection” is called Hansei is Japanese. It is the practice of continuous improvement that consists of looking back and thinking about how a process
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Lean Quote: Keep Your Sense of Humor0
- Lean Quote
- May 19, 2017
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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Dealing With Negative People0
- Leadership, Respect For People
- May 17, 2017
Some people exude negativity. They don’t like their jobs or they don’t like their company. Their bosses are always jerks and they are always treated unfairly. The company is always going down the tube and customers are worthless. Very often, negative people do not realize how their pessimistic attitude can affect others, and therefore they
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Express Your WARMTH When Communicating0
- Communication
- May 15, 2017
The importance of effective communication is demonstrated by the many articles and books written on the subject. Recently, I have been reflecting on the possibility of reducing effective communication to a simple formula or acronym to help a person remember everything that is important. The result is the title and substance of this post. With
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Lean Quote: Don’t Let Your Strengths Become Weaknesses0
- Lean Quote
- May 12, 2017
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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8 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills0
- Communication
- May 10, 2017
Given all this listening we do, you would think we’d be good at it! In fact most of us are not, and research suggests that we remember between 25 percent and 50 percent of what we hear. That means that when you talk to your boss, colleagues, customers or spouse for 10 minutes, they pay
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