Moving from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Leader
- Leadership
- February 2, 2026

In my plant in Avon, CT we do a number of tours sharing our Lean practices and thinking. It is our way of giving back since we have been fortunate to learn from some many great companies in our region. The one thing I am most requested for a copy of is our 6S Posters.
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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The 4th of July is an extremely patriotic holiday where we celebrate the independence of our country, the United States of America. People celebrate with family and friend gatherings, barbecues, parties, games, food, fun, festivals, parades, musical events and fireworks. It is important not to forget the true meaning of the day. Variously known as
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
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My friend and fellow blogger Dragan Bosnjak, an Italian Lean Practitioner, has published a new work in English. It is called Lean & Safety and it is a translation of his Italian ebook Security Lean. This ebook talks about lean thinking and its application to work related safety. Entrepreneurs think that injuries happen, that they
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Recently, I reviewed Mike Rother’s Toyota Kata book. In doing so I came across the Toyota Kata website. The site is dedicate to the practice of mastering the improvement kata as explained in his book. This website has a number of great resources at your disposal but probably the most notable is the Improvement
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