Five Leadership Lessons We Can Learn from Memorial Day
- Leadership
- May 25, 2026
When you ask a number of people to explain Lean Manufacturing in one sentence, most of them will answer: “eliminate waste”. The reason is that eliminating waste, or Muda is a relatively easy way of identifying the low hanging fruits for improvement in an organization. However, Muda is not the only ‘M’ Toyota has built
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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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Jeffrey Liker is at it again with another addition. Building upon his international bestselling Toyota Way series of books, The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement looks critically at lean deployments and identifies the root causes of why most of them fail. The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement by Liker and Franz is a result of
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Strong organizations thrive on collaboration. Knowing how to build consensus in the workplace helps teams align on decisions, reduce resistance, and improve accountability. Consensus does not mean everyone gets exactly what they want. Instead, it means team members feel heard, respected, and willing to support the final decision. When teams focus on shared goals rather
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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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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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