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Lean Quote: Lean is, Quite Simply, the World’s Most Powerful Scientific Management Approach With a Focus on Work as Flow.0
- Lean Quote
- September 16, 2022
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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Transformational vs Transactional Leadership 0
- Leadership
- September 14, 2022
Leadership takes many forms. No two leaders look exactly alike, and yet, radically different styles can produce impressive results. While a wide variety of qualities set modern leaders apart, most ultimately fall under one of two main categories: transactional and transformational. Identified in James MacGregor Burns’s book entitled Leadership, these influential styles were initially regarded
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6 Steps for Benchmarking Best Practices 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- September 12, 2022
In Lean improvement, benchmarking is the regular, systematic measuring of an organization’s own products, services or processes against those of the recognized best practitioners in the world. The information collected about a company’s own processes analyzed in relationship to the best-in-class practices provides insight into the actions the company can take to improve its performance.
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Lean Quote: Eight Leadership Functions to Improve Ability 0
- Lean Quote
- September 9, 2022
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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A Model for Team Leadership and Management 0
- Leadership
- September 7, 2022
There are countless resources and models of leadership theory and whilst you need to find your own path in the world, it is helpful to stand on the shoulders of others rather than relearning centuries of leadership lessons. Action Centered Leadership is a model developed by John Adair in the 1960’s. The model is a
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5 Ways to Show Worker Appreciation on Labor Day and Beyond 0
- Respect For People
- September 5, 2022
Happy Labor Day to all my American readers! The purpose of the holiday is to celebrate the social and economic achievements of America’s workers. Labor Day celebrates us all — our achievements and contributions to the strength, prosperity, and safety of our nation. Labor Day usually means a day off to relax, have a barbecue,
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