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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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Five Elements of Leadership That Make Extraordinary Things Happen 0
- Leadership
- August 12, 2015
When you hear the word “leadership” what comes to mind? There are numerous definitions of leadership. For me leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen. Effective leadership comes down to people. It is about the ability to successfully engage and maximize all human resources for the
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Sharing Knowledge Technology and Networking 0
- ASQ's Influential Voices, Sharing Best Practices
- August 10, 2015
This month on ASQ’s blog ASQ Influential Voices blogger Manu Vora started a discussion on sharing knowledge technology. Learning is the key to success—some would even say survival—in today’s organizations. Knowledge should be continuously enriched through both internal and external learning. For this to happen, it is necessary to support and energize organization, people, knowledge,
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Lean Quote: Happiness is Not the End Game 0
- Lean Quote
- August 7, 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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