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10 Guidelines for Leading Culture Change 0
- Change Management, Culture
- July 22, 2015
Building a Lean culture is not an easy task. A Lean culture starts with managers who understand and believe the implications of the systems view and know the necessity of serving customers in order to succeed. The result of that understanding is a culture where a positive internal environment and the creation of delighted customers
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Success Starts with Effective Problem Solving 0
- Problem Solving
- July 20, 2015
Murphy’s law is an adage that broadly states: “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” It is therefore inevitable that businesses must solve problems. The success of a company can depend to a large extent on the ability of its staff to solve problems effectively, both in their day-to-day work and through innovation. This
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Lean Quote: Understand Your Customer’s Needs and Expectation 0
- Lean Quote
- July 17, 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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Daily Lean Tips Edition #81 (1216 -1230)0
- Lean Tips
- July 15, 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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Problem Solving Starts With Defining The Problem 0
- Problem Solving, Quality
- July 13, 2015
Accurate problem statements save time and effort by focusing the team on root cause identification. A well-stated problem statement is a clear and concise statement that describes the symptoms of the problem to be addressed. It speeds a robust corrective action process by identifying potential root causes and eliminating bias and noise. Unfortunately, many don’t
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Lean Quote: Quality Comes Not From Inspection But From Improvement 0
- Lean Quote
- July 10, 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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