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Why Team Building Activities Can Improve Motivation in Your Workplace 0
- Guest Post, Teamwork
- June 10, 2013
Today I am pleased to introduce a guest post by Isabelle Riley on improving workplace motivation with team building activities. This is a topic that she speaks from experience on as team builder herself. Many companies now employ team building activities to motivate their workers and create a positive attitude and work. Why? Here are
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Lean Quote: Quality is Never an Accident, It is a Wise Choice 0
- Lean Quote
- June 7, 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 #48 0
- Lean Tips
- June 5, 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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Book Review Toyota Way Lean Leadership 0
- Book Review
- June 4, 2013
You can’t be Lean with Lean Leadership. The tools are easy to copy but without the people and the leadership they are useless. Understanding the people aspect of Toyota is the real challenge, until now. Jeffrey Liker and Gary Convis have made this possible with The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership. The combination of Jeff’s
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7 Things You Can Do Today To Have A Positive Impact In Your Workplace 0
- Culture, Teamwork
- June 3, 2013
Creating a positive workplace is critical to a company’s success. Most people who have experience working in an office have seen firsthand the difference between one that has a positive environment and one that doesn’t. A positive work environment has a better productivity rate, happier workers overall, better morale, and a lower turnover rate. There
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Lean Quote: Use PDCA to Develop People 0
- Lean Quote
- May 31, 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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