A Fresh Start: Lean Thinking for the New Year
- Goals
- January 1, 2026

I usually have quite a list of books to read. This is compounded by all those who would like me to review their book. I enjoy learning and reading so this isn’t a bad situation it just means that it can take a while to get to some books. I finally got to Mike Rother‘s
READ MOREThe Association For Manufacturing Excellence (AME) is committed to enterprise excellence through shared learning and access to best practices. As a proud member and leader in the Northeast Region I had the opportunity to share a best practice last fall on pull systems. I have talked about this pull system before but AME recently published
READ MOREOn 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 MOREMany of you know of my enthusiasm for Ice Hockey as a player and a coach. In the last few weeks hockey fans from all over the world have been captivated by the Stanley Cup Championship Playoff between The Boston Bruins (my team) and The Vancouver Canucks. This is the pinnacle of the hockey season
READ MOREIf you missed the webinar, 8 Things to Avoid to Make Your Kaizen More Successful, that Jeff Hajek and I did on Friday, June 3, 2011 you can view the replay now. In this webinar we talk about the use of kaizens in your organization and share 8 mistakes to avoid to make your kaizen
READ MOREFor 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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