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  • Three Styles of Communicating and Meetings

    Three Styles of Communicating and Meetings0

    Communication is essential for effective functioning in every part of an organization. Although marketing, production, finance, personnel, and maintenance departments may receive direction from corporate goals and objectives, communication links them together and facilitates organizational success.  Meetings are a common means of communicating in organizations. Although the reasons people meet are varied, meetings generally fall

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  • Quality Can be a Thankless Job But It Doesn’t Have to Be

    Quality Can be a Thankless Job But It Doesn’t Have to Be0

    In ASQ’s post this month from Paul Borawski, he asks if quality professionals are happy at their job. You might be wondering why this question is necessary but that is because quality professionals sometimes have a thankless job. Quality professionals are expected to possess in-depth knowledge on a variety of both complex quality issues and

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  • Lean Quote: Leadership is About Farming Not Hunting

    Lean Quote: Leadership is About Farming Not Hunting0

    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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  • Priorities Matter When Changing Culture

    Priorities Matter When Changing Culture0

    Many change cultures fail to achieve results simply because they try to do everything at once. A “can do” culture makes progress one step at a time and develops the ability to prioritize the order of these steps. Strategic priorities position the organization to achieve its goals. Only a few priorities should be central to

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  • A Healthy Lean Road is Paved with Exercise

    A Healthy Lean Road is Paved with Exercise0

    Lean is a journey that never ends. There will always be a gap between where you are (current state) and where you would like to be (True North). Since there will always be a gap, there will always be an opportunity to improve. Walking the path on a Lean journey can be an overwhelming experience.

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  • New Sponsor: OpenCollege – E-learning Content Library

    New Sponsor: OpenCollege – E-learning Content Library0

    I am pleased to announce a new sponsor from OpenCollege on A Lean Journey Blog. OpenCollege e-Learning Content Library is the ultimate resource for the Internet-based education of the future. It provides online course developers, teachers, and students with access to more than 700 interactive learning models covering the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Algebra, Calculus,

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Tim McMahon is a Lean implementation leader, author, and blogger. As a Lean practitioner, Tim brings more 25 years of leadership experience implementing Lean manufacturing. Trained by disciples of the Toyota Production System, he worked in a Shingo Prize winning facility.

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