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The Lego Calendar, Fun and Productive Visual Management 0
- Sharing Best Practices, Visual Factory
- October 7, 2013
Productivity tools and techniques have been a frequent topic of discussion here. A personal kanban has been a highlight of this topic. Recently, I came across a great video series combining a common Lean training tool, Legos, and project management kanban system. Last year, workers at a design studio in London recently went on a
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Lean Leadership Requires Servant Leaders 0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- October 2, 2013
What is a servant leader? It’s not complicated really. If you see people as a means to serve you, then you are not a servant leader. I would call you a manager or simply a boss. If you view your role as a leader to empower others to become better at what they do, to
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Lean Quote: Teamwork Breeds Success 0
- Lean Quote
- September 27, 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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Lean Leadership Lessons We Can Learn From Geese 0
- Leadership
- September 25, 2013
Living in New England you become accustom to seeing the migration of Geese. As the leaves start turning colors the Geese head south for the winter. But did you know that we can learn a lot about leadership from geese? It’s true! Animals can teach us valuable lessons about life. It is truly amazing how
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Sustaining Excellence Requires Daily Commitment to Experimentation 0
- ASQ's Influential Voices, Change Management, Culture
- September 23, 2013
In Paul Borawski’s monthly ASQ post he asks the bloggers about how to sustain excellence. Simply, sustainability is about lasting change. Sustainability is discussed often and one of the great issues in management. We have all seen facts related to the low rates of sustaining change or seen news about a company who lost its
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Lean Quote: Being Managed Versus Being Led 0
- Lean Quote
- September 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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