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Five Reasons to be Honest with Your Employees 0
- In the News, Leadership, Lean Management
- March 22, 2010
A recent interview by The New York Times with Kip Tindell, chief executive of the Container Store, highlighted several leadership lessons. “Don’t keep secrets from your staff” was one of foundational principles Tindell shared. Good leadership is all about communication, and the best leaders are completely transparent with their staff, says Container Store CEO
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Lean Quote of the Day, March 19, 2010 0
- A Lean Journey, Lean Quote
- March 19, 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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Podcast on Gotta Go Lean Blog 0
- Podcast
- March 17, 2010
I recently had the opportunity to do a podcast with Jeff Hajek. Jeff Hajek is a Lean consultant, award-winning author of Whaddaya Mean I Gotta Be Lean, and the founder of Velaction Continuous Improvement. Jeff also publishes the blog Gotta Go Lean. The Gotta Go Lean Blog focuses on Lean at the front line–helping managers
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Times is Money, Use it to Your Advantage 0
- Lean Basics
- March 15, 2010
One of the central elements in Lean is the reduction in lead time. Bruce Hamilton, president of the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership, calls this the time between paying and getting paid. George Stalk and Thomas Hout, both of The Boston Consulting Group, wrote, Competing Against Time: How Time-Based Competition Is Reshaping the Global Economy in
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Lean Quote of the Day, March 12, 2010 0
- Lean Quote
- March 12, 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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Organizing for Dummies 0
- Lean Basics, Lean Office
- March 10, 2010
I recently came across an interesting book called Organizing for Dummies by Eileen Roth and Elizabeth Miles. This is not a manufacturing or office book but rather a book about tidying up and clearing clutter in your house. Nevertheless, there is some practical advice for anyone. The authors offer several simple acronyms to help you
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