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Guest Post: How to Set New Year’s Resolutions for a Company that Work 0
- Guest Post
- January 9, 2017
Today I am pleased to share a guest post by long time friend and lean thinker Ankit Patel. Ankit talks about the importance of setting goals (resolutions) but believes many fail because the are missing a key ingredient. He says we need to address the psychological part of change to be successful. A resolution (goal) without
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Lean Quote: Applied Knowledge is Power 0
- Lean Quote
- January 6, 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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The Six Components of the Goal Setting Process 0
- Goals
- January 4, 2017
Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating yourself to turn your vision of this future into reality. Successful people determine where they are going and develop specific plans to get there. Because they are well prepared, they travel their life journey with vitality and confidence. The process
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Lean Quote: Cheers to a New Year and Another Chance For Us To Get It Right 0
- Lean Quote
- December 30, 2016
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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5S – Twas the Night Before Christmas!0
- 5S, Lean Fun
- December 28, 2016
Merry Christmas ! I thought it would be great to share this fun poem with all of you. Anonymous, 2012 ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the plantMachines were not running; production was scant.We’d been forced to shut down and were incurring large fees,Cause one of the workers dropped a wrench in line
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Merry Christmas – The Neverending Christmas Card Factory 0
- Exercises/Games, Lean Fun
- December 26, 2016
I know Christmas is over but there is still something to learn from making Christmas cards. The following video explains Lean thinking principles from kids making cards for their families. Now this video is not too different than many others that explain the difference between the traditional push and a better pull manufacturing process. But
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