Lean Roundup #199 – December 2025
- Lean Roundup
- December 29, 2025
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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Okay, this isn’t a new book but nonetheless one I recently read. Actually, when it first came out I wasn’t even in manufacturing and I am not sure it would have made sense. But having been part of a number of Lean transformations including leading them myself when I saw this book on the shelf
READ MOREI know Christmas is over but there is still something to learn from making Christmas cards. The following video explains Lean thinking principles from kids making cards for their families. Now this video is not too different than many others that explain the difference between the traditional push and a better pull manufacturing process. But
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An empowered workforce is something that is highly desirable in an improvement culture. Unfortunately, just because we want it, it doesn’t make it so, as this comic highlights. Leaders of the organization must create the conditions for empowerment. Here are 10 ways to be better at empowerment: Be clear in your communication. When you express
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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
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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