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Lean Quality Improvements in Government Demonstrate a Willingness to Be Better 0
- ASQ's Influential Voices
- March 25, 2013
ASQ’s CEO is asking for examples of Lean and Quality applied in Government. Government agencies have found that Lean methods enable them to better understand how their processes work, to quickly identify and implement improvements, and to build a culture of continuous improvement. Numerous government agencies, ranging from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the States
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Lean Quote: Listening is a Vital Skill for Managers 0
- Lean Quote
- March 22, 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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Top 10 Principles of Employee Empowerment 0
- Lean Management, Teamwork
- March 20, 2013
Empowerment may not be a new concept to you, but many organizations experience problems because they don’t know how to ‘live it’. Empowerment is often described as “having the power to make decisions”. However, this empowerment/decision making power is something that must be earned, not given, through a set of fundamental principles cultivated as follows:
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Improvement in Unexpected Places is A Lesson for All 0
- ASQ's Influential Voices
- March 19, 2013
In this month’s ASQ post Paul Borawski asks the Quality community to share stories of improvement in unexpected areas. I am reminded a recent trip to my eldest son’s classroom which is full of lessons. Many of those we seem to forget or even think odd when we get to the corporate world. What seems
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The Key Components of an Effective Coaching-Based Management Style 0
- Lean Management
- March 18, 2013
In a sports environment, a “coach” is someone who trains athletes or athletic teams to achieve their maximum physical performance. In the business world, a “coach” refers to a manager who leads a team of employees, actualizes the professional potential of his or her employees, and achieves a “winning” service or product with his or
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Lean Quote: Sometime the Best Kaizen is No Kaizen at All 0
- Lean Quote
- March 15, 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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