A Fresh Start: Lean Thinking for the New Year
- Goals
- January 1, 2026
In yesterday’s post I reviewed Pascal Dennis’ Shingo Prize winning book The Remedy. I thought that it would be appropriate to hear directly from Pascal about his thoughts on The Remedy. In this video Pascal explains the premise of The Remedy, what big company disease is, the remedy to big company disease, and why to
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I recently finished reading The Remedy – Bringing Lean Thinking out of the Factory to Transform the Entire Organization and wanted to share my review. The story, a sequel to Pascal Dennis’s business novel, Andy & Me, depicts the adventures of Lean-thinking protagonist Tom Papas and his mentor, Andy Saito, a retired, reclusive Toyota executive.
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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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Just as you can’t motivate a seed to grow (you can only provide an appropriate environment that will allow it to grow), you can’t motivate people. They motivate themselves. They have it in their blood, or they don’t. Some people will kick it up a notch to earn a promotion, or a reward, or for
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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
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In a recent post I talked about the health benefits of the stand-up desk. This info graph from JustStand.org really puts sitting in perspective. Here is a simple online calculator to help you set-up your work space properly. There are also a number of ergonomic tips you can consider when optimizing your workspace: • Rest
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