Moving from an Operational Manager to a Strategic Leader
- Leadership
- February 2, 2026
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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Yesterday, marked the 1st anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010. My friend and fellow Lean Blogger Mark Graban has a new project to spread Lean Thinking, a volunteer’s personal story of supporting Haiti in the aftermath, and the awareness of Haiti relief needs. The project is Lean for Haiti. In the truest
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On A Lean Journey, I have talked about Visual Factory or visual management a number of times. My friend Allison Myers and I have talked online about a visual managment board she uses at Lantech. Allison is a Marketing Product Manager at Lantech where they have been using Lean Thinking for decades. She was nice
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Toyota has a new challenge. Ideas for Good takes Toyota’s technologies combined with your ideas to make a better world. Big ideas are bigger than cars. Toyota has proved this time and time again by sharing their big inventions with the world outside of cars. Everybody has a few good ideas, and Toyota wants to help
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 MOREJeff Hajek, author of Gotta Go Lean Blog and The Continuous Improvement Companion, and I recently shared our expertise in a brand new format. By combining a radio-show format with a webinar platform, and you get a brand new tool for learning about Lean. In our second live show, we discuss Lean with another everyday example so
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