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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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Learn Any New Skill in 20 Hours With 4 Simple Steps 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- May 29, 2013
With just 20 hours of focused, deliberate practice, you can go from knowing absolutely nothing to performing noticeably well. Josh Kaufman offers a systematic approach for acquiring new skills quickly with a small amount of practice each day. He shows how to deconstruct complex skills, maximize productive practice, and remove common learning barriers, creating a
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Reader Question: Management Involvement In Lean 0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- May 28, 2013
A long time reader, Dave, recently asked me for advice on leadership commitment for Lean implementation: Can Lean be successful if you don’t have top down commitment? I currently work for a midsize manufacturer that only like to say they are Lean, when in reality they only have one division attempting. Any advice? In my experience I
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Memorial Day is a Day of Reflection and Remembrance 0
- Other
- May 27, 2013
Memorial Day has come to signify the start of summer for many Americans and is often celebrated with cookouts, family get-togethers, road races and concerts. But the real meaning of Memorial Day has, for too many Americans, gotten lost in holiday hoopla. Memorial Day is a day of reflection and remembrance. It is a day
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