Lean Roundup #201 – February 2026
- Lean Roundup
- February 25, 2026

Every organization needs leaders at every level. Leadership can be defined as one’s ability to get others to willingly follow. “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”— John F. Kennedy Leadership is a continuous learning process that has to be mastered if one would like to become an effective leader. The following are some
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Today is President’s Day in the US. A federal holiday originally to recognize George Washington, our first President, is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present. In honor of this I want to share some leadership lessons from one of these great leaders. President Abraham Lincoln is
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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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In process improvement, a SIPOC is a tool that summarizes the inputs and outputs of one or more processes in table form. The acronym SIPOC stands for suppliers, inputs, process, outputs, and customers which form the columns of the table. First, a quick review of the elements of a SIPOC: S (supplier): Entity that provides
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The manufacturing process is not the only area of a company that incurs waste on a regular basis. Although most of us focus on the factory floor to identify the improvements needed to increase our competitiveness, many companies find abundant opportunities for waste reduction in the office. In the office environment, the 8 classic waste
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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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