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The Speed of Improvement0
- Lean in Practice
- March 29, 2011
In an earlier post I talked about “The Lean Way to Tie Your Shoes” which illustrates the fastest method to tie your shoe. This post highlighted a number of lean lessons for everyone. A similar cleaver video also demonstrates a number of lean lessons. Before you look at the video let’s examine those lessons: 1. Recognition of time
READ MORECultivating Empowered Employees0
- Lean Management
- March 28, 2011
To “empower” means “to allow or enable.” Successful leaders conduct themselves in such a way that employees feel good about working with them. How do they do this? By enabling and allowing employees to succeed. Empowered employees feel ownership for their work, a critical element to creating a motivated workplace. The ten steps that follow
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Lean Quote: Carrots and Sticks0
- Lean Quote
- March 25, 2011
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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Lean and Metrics The FastCap Way0
- Lean Definition
- March 24, 2011
Paul Akers from FastCap answers the question from a follower on what Lean is and what metrics you measure in a Lean environment. Paul’s response is a great one and worth repeating. The following key points summarize Lean and Lean Metrics: 1) Make Lean so simple anyone can understand it. 2) Fix what bugs you
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TPS: The Source of Human Progress0
- Lean Basics
- March 23, 2011
While on the internet the other day I came across these videos explaining the history of the Toyota Production System. They appear to be from an older video that has been edited and then subtitled in Portuguese (I believe). I think I had seen the original video before on the Art of Lean provided by Art Smalley. Still
READ MOREDaily Lean Tips Editions #110
- Lean Tips
- March 22, 2011
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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Lean Roundup #200 – January 2026
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Lean Quote: Every Small Change Builds Confidence
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