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  • Lean Tips Edition #50

    For my Facebook fans you have probably already seen this. But for those of you that are not connected to A Lean Journey on Facebook or Twitter I started a new feature which 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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  • Start a New Direction: Learning From CONNSTEP’s Conference

    Start a New Direction: Learning From CONNSTEP’s Conference0

    Last week I attended CONNSTEP’s Manufacturing and Business Conference in Hartford, CT.  I presented on Lean Product Development which I highlighted in the an earlier post.  For those who were unable to attend the conference this year I wanted to share some of my own learning with you. The conference held on Veteran’s Day opened with veteran

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  • Lean Quote: Don’t Tell How To Do It0

    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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  • Brainstorming

    Brainstorming0

    Brainstorming is a popular tool that helps you generate creative solutions to a problem. It is particularly useful when you want to break out of stale, established patterns of thinking, so that you can develop new ways of looking at things. It also helps you overcome many of the issues that can make group problem-solving

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  • Hansei0

    Jill Knapp, a Delware native who provides training and consulting services for IT departments around the country, explains Hansei.  Hansei means self reflection in Japanese. “Hansei” is one of the cornerstones of Japanese behavior and culture, and it’s something we don’t really do in America, mostly because we don’t have a word in English for

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  • Lean Quote: A Good Attitude is a Choice0

    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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Tim McMahon is a Lean implementation leader, author, and blogger. As a Lean practitioner, Tim brings more 25 years of leadership experience implementing Lean manufacturing. Trained by disciples of the Toyota Production System, he worked in a Shingo Prize winning facility.

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