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  • Lean Quote: Love What You Do

    Lean Quote: Love What You Do0

    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 Kaizen Mindset:10 Steps for Executing a Successful Kaizen

    The Kaizen Mindset:10 Steps for Executing a Successful Kaizen0

    Production team members discovering opportunities and trying solutions during a Kaizen. Image Source: Tim McMahon An essential element in Lean thinking is Kaizen.  Kaizen is the Japanese word for a “good change” (Kai = change, Zen = good) or change for the better.  It’s a continuous improvement tool to make work easier, safer, and more productive by

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  • Meet-up: 5 Questions from Within the Lean Community With John Knotts

    Meet-up: 5 Questions from Within the Lean Community With John Knotts0

    In May 2024 A Lean Journey Blog turned 15 and as I look back on how I got started and who influenced my journey I wanted to revisit a previous series I started in 2012 called the Meet-up. One of the things I am so fond of in the Lean community is the general wiliness

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  • Lean Quote: When The Vision Pulls You, You Don’t Have to Be Pushed

    Lean Quote: When The Vision Pulls You, You Don’t Have to Be Pushed0

    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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  • 10 Strategies to Make a Positive Impact on Employee Engagement

    10 Strategies to Make a Positive Impact on Employee Engagement0

    Employees are the lifeblood of an organization. How they interact within your company and with your customers directly correlates to a company’s success. Therefore, when organizations improve employee engagement, their business thrives. Employee engagement, or the enthusiasm and dedication employees feel toward their employer, is crucial in creating a positive and productive work environment. When

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  • Labor Day: 10 Facts About Today’s American Worker

    Labor Day: 10 Facts About Today’s American Worker0

    Happy Labor Day to all my American readers! For a lot of people, Labor Day means two things: a day off and the end of summer. However, Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women and acknowledges the value and dignity of work and its role in American

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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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