Moving from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Leader
- Leadership
- February 2, 2026
Many 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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This weekend a true pioneer in process and business improvement passed away. From the Goldratt-TOC website: It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Dr. Eli Goldratt the founder of TOC. Eli passed away on 11 June 2011. “I smile and start to count on my fingers: One, people are good. Two, every conflict
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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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A couple weeks ago at EASTEC my friends at GBMP held a unique learning opportunity. The idea was to combine the format of the Millionaire game show with Lean thinking. This trivia game was complete with the help of 50:50, phone a friend, and the poll. They had several levels from beginner to advanced so
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