A Fresh Start: Lean Thinking for the New Year
- Goals
- January 1, 2026
Yesterday, we lost a great innovator and visionary. Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, died at age 56 after battling cancer for several years. In memory of Steve and his innovations that have changed our lives I wanted to share this video: Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief
READ MOREIn a few days, I will be attending one of the best Lean Thinking conferences in New England, The Northeast Shingo Prize Conference. As I prepare for the conference this year I thought I would share some tips on making the most out of your conference experience. 1. Before the conference. As Dr. Stephen R.
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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 MOREJeff Hajek of the Gotta Go Lean blog and I got together recently to offer several Lean tips to help speed up progress on your Lean Journey. Put these simple Lean strategies to use, and supercharge your continuous improvement efforts. Here are the slides from the webinar 10 Random Tips To Supercharge Your Lean Journey View
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A recent edition at my newest favorite corporate life comic, ONEFTE.com, hit a common point that traditional companies use when there is an issue. Many traditional companies use a final inspection department to 100% check the product just before it is shipped to make sure that any errors that occurred in-process are caught before the
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