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The Value Of Time 0
- In the News, Sharing Best Practices
- October 14, 2010
I use the scheduling application Tungle.me which syncs with my existing calendars for easy scheduling and efficiency. The folks at Tungle.me are trying to understand the needs of the calendar of the future. As part of this they took a look at illustrating what the value of time is: The Calendar of the Future got us
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Guest on the Lean Nation Radio Show 0
- A Lean Journey, Podcast
- October 13, 2010
I am excited to be a guest on the world famous The Lean Nation radio show Today, Wednesday, October 13 from 4-5pm (ET) on 790 AM Talk and Business, hosted by Karl Wadensten. We’re going to discuss what Lean, leadership, and learning have in common. I have been on the show twice previously. During my first time
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Lean Quote: Be Accountable, Not a Victim 0
- Lean Quote
- October 8, 2010
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 Fulfillment Stream Webinar 0
- Lean Resources
- October 6, 2010
In a recent post I reviewed the most recent publication from Lean Enterprise Institute entitled Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream by Robert Martichenko and Kevin von Grabe. My summary of the book included: Building a Lean Fulfillment Stream is a much needed and very complementary addition to the LEI workbook series. The workbook is easy to read
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Stop Multi-tasking Before You Can’t Anymore!0
- In the News, Sharing Best Practices
- October 5, 2010
According to Stanford professor Clifford Nass, the more you multi-task, the worse you get at it, and it adversely impacts your ability to do all kinds of things a brain should do (like, you know, think). Nass, author of The Man Who Lied to His Laptop: What Machines Teach Us About Human Relationships, offers
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It’s Simply Practice, 10,000 hours of it.0
- Leadership, Sharing Best Practices
- October 4, 2010
This year I am coaching my oldest sons’ mite hockey team (6-8 year olds). While at a recent training session for coaches an interesting statistic caught my attention: Consider this: Two-thirds of Canada’s pro hockey players were born in January or February. The same holds true in college and high-school all-star teams. You may ask
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