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A Ted talk about the Laws of Subtraction by the Author Matthew E. May 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- November 5, 2012
We live in an age of excess everything–an era of overwhelming choice, crippling complexity, and feature overload. Standing out in the age of excess everything demands a singular skill: Subtraction. The world’s most original innovators all know this: less is best. They know that by removing just the right things in just the right way,
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Lean Quote: Don’t Think You Know Everything 0
- Lean Quote
- November 2, 2012
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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The Secrets of Success in Eight Words, in Three Minutes 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- October 31, 2012
Why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart, or are they just lucky? Analyst Richard St. John condenses 7 years of research and 500 interviews from TEDTalks into an unmissable 3-minute presentation on the real secrets of success. If the video leaves you wanting more, St. John has written a book on these eight
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #38 0
- Lean Tips
- October 29, 2012
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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Lean Quote: Be Willing to Fail In Order To Achieve Your Goal 0
- Lean Quote
- October 26, 2012
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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Meet-up: The Lean Turnaround’s Art Byrne 0
- Meet-up
- October 24, 2012
Today’s meet-up guest is Art Byrne. Art is a well know figure in the Lean Community and has been featured in numerous books. He now has published his own book The Lean Turnaround. I recently reviewed his new book which I recommend you read. I have been fortunate to see Art’s handy work at Wiremold of the years since
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