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Daily Lean Tips Edition #83 (1246-1260)0
- Lean Tips
- August 26, 2015
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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Shaping Your Company’s Culture to Drive Performance 0
- ASQ's Influential Voices, Culture
- August 24, 2015
On ASQ’s blog the monthly topic presented by Influential Voices Blogger James Lawther is about what not to do when creating a performance culture. Culture change is a frequent topic for us change managers where continuous improvement initiatives are underway. Corporate culture, safety culture, quality culture, lean culture, … We talk about culture all the
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Lean Quote: Power of Observation 0
- Lean Quote
- August 21, 2015
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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10 Factors to Avoid Plateaus and Sustain Improvement 0
- Change Management, Lean Management
- August 19, 2015
The other day while visiting a local company regarding continuous improvement the question of how to sustain improvement and avoid plateaus came up. Thinking that this is a very common question many wrestle with I thought I would share my thoughts on the matter. Since the mid-1990’s many US manufacturers have benefited from implementation of
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Respect: Platinum is More Valuable Than Gold 0
- Respect For People
- August 17, 2015
You may have heard of the Golden Rule before. Many people aspire to live by it but the Golden Rule is not a panacea. The Golden Rule—treat others as you want to be treated—has a fatal flaw: it assumes that all people want to be treated the same way. It ignores that people are motivated
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Lean Quote: Managers vs Leaders 0
- Lean Quote
- August 14, 2015
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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