Lean Quote: The Power of Reflection in Leadership
- Leadership, Lean Quote
- January 2, 2026

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 role of management should be an important one for organizations. Management can be defined as the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Unfortunately, sometimes management in not the business leader it should be but rather the bottleneck. In Bob Emiliani’s recent newsletter he
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Creating a safety culture takes time. In a strong safety culture, everyone feels responsible for safety and pursues it on a daily basis. Safety should part of everything we do. It is everyone’s job, every day. In fact, nothing is so urgent or important that we cannot do it safely. Integrating safety into our daily
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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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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
READ MOREMy friend and blogger Tom Southworth recently delivered a short presentation on Gemba Walks. Tom presented this lesson as part of CONNSTEP‘s “10 Minutes: 5 New Ideas” series. In just 10 minutes, learn the vital steps needed to ensure your gemba walk is a successful one. You’ll learn the reasons why this is a necessary
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