A Fresh Start: Lean Thinking for the New Year
- Goals
- January 1, 2026
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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I am often asked about lean resources that can help you along your lean journey. I list a number these on the right hand side of this site and from time to time highlight those here. Today I want to share with you 5S Supply. 5S Supply started out as a way to gather the
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A couple of months ago I talked about a kanban for personal management. This concept had two desirable elements: 1) Visualizing your work 2) Limiting your work. In my previous visual task board I found prioritization meaningless. Tasks are either important or not. If it is important then put it on the list. If not
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 MOREI am a proud participant of the Western Massachusetts Lean Network. This is a network of Lean thinkers at various stages of their journey whose goal is to share best practices within the network as a way for all of us to continue learning. The Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP) is the host of our
READ MOREIn a recent post Jon Miller mentioned Paul Anker, who is running for US Senate on a Lean platform, has started LeanAmerica.org. Lean America is all about helping government organizations throughout America learn and implement lean thinking; by empowering their workers to continuously improve, eliminate waste, and to add value for all Americans. Related to
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