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Lean Quote: Ambition is the Driving Force of Change 0
- Lean Quote
- December 20, 2013
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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Logistics and Supply Chain Management: The Lean Delivery Drone 0
- Guest Post
- December 18, 2013
Written by Derek Browning, Regional Vice President of Deployment at LeanCor In a move that has generated controversy in the e-commerce market, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently unveiled a plan to home-deliver packages with unmanned aerial vehicles moments after an order is placed. Fellow lean thinkers, let’s put our whiteboards and calculators away for a
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Collaboration: The Missing Ingredient to Transforming the Way We Work 0
- Culture, Teamwork
- December 16, 2013
Our business cultures reflect the core values and beliefs that drive our actions and behaviors and influence our relationships, both internally and with our customers. The culture of a workplace shows up in powerful ways in terms of commitment, quality, and productivity, loyalty, satisfaction, and pride. It creates the standards, work style, and expectations by
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Lean Quote: Good Leadership Is Always Human 0
- Lean Quote
- December 13, 2013
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 #57 (841-855)0
- Lean Tips
- December 11, 2013
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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Use Performance Measures To Drive Lean Behavior 0
- Lean Management
- December 9, 2013
Changing organization culture is a key approach to overcoming barriers to performance improvement. But how do you change culture? One key element is performance measurement. “What gets measured, gets done!” And if we want to get Lean, we need to use performance measures that promote Lean behavior. So if measurement motivates, we need to measure
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