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Lean Quote of the Day – January 22, 2010 0
- Lean Quote
- January 22, 2010
On Friday’s 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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Respect for People One Cup at a Time 0
- Guest Post
- January 18, 2010
This is a guest post by Rebecca Kane Dow, Marketing and Communications Manager for CONNSTEP. CONNSTEP is Connecticut’s NIST/MEP affiliate, helping Connecticut’s small and midsize manufacturers compete and grow through highly personalized services tailored to the specific needs of companies. Rebecca is also the voice behind @CONNSTEP on twitter. I visit Dunkin Donuts far more than
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Lean Quote of the Day – January 15, 2010 0
- Lean Quote
- January 15, 2010
On Friday’s 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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New 5S DVD To Get You Focused on Eliminating Waste 0
- 5S, Guest Post, Lean Resources
- January 13, 2010
This is a guest post by Jeff Hofstetter, the President of Xtreme Lean Consulting. I previously wrote about Jeff and his company in this post on Xtreme Lean’s 5S Quiz and Learning Videos. 5S is a powerful improvement process that gets impressive results. It is an essential part of Lean manufacturing because it focuses heavily
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Coaching for Safe Behavior 0
- Leadership, Lean in Practice
- January 11, 2010
Note: Coaching is founded on Dr. E. Scott Geller’s Coaching philosophy, the second principle of his ground breaking People-Based Patient Safety® paradigm. Coaching is basically a process of one-on-one observation and feedback. Coaching can be applied to safety by systematically observing the behaviors of another person and offering constructive feedback to reduce the occurrence of
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Quote of the Day January 8, 2010 0
- Lean Quote
- January 8, 2010
On Friday’s 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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