Sweet 16 – Blog Anniversary

Another milestone. April 19th marks the 16th year publishing articles on A Lean Journey Blog.

Each year I take the opportunity to reflect. The act of "self-reflection" is called Hansei is Japanese. It is the practice of continuous improvement that consists of looking back and thinking about how a process can be improved.

First a few numbers

Since May 23, 2009 I have shared almost 2665 posts. The most popular ones are about leadership, best practices, empowerment and engagement. I shared more than 3750 tips on my Facebook site. Written/contributed to 1 book and over 15 articles. I’ve also had the pleasure of presenting at 6 conferences, doing 2 radio shows, and hosting more than a dozen webinars.

After 16 years I'd like to think this simple blog has been a success. It has been a valued contribution in the Lean Community with over 2.2 million visitors.  Many articles are frequently shared and many key word searches lead to A Lean Journey Blog. Less than 10% of the blogs I read 16 years ago (which got me started) are still publishing articles today. I get great feedback from many of you which motivates me to continue.

Top 5 posts this past year:

1)     Book Review: Flow Engineering

2)     Lean Quote: Set the Standard; Create and Live the Vision of How a Quality Leader Acts

3)     Lean Quote: The Role of Work in Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing

4)     Lean Quote: Integrity is Doing the Right Things Even When No One is Looking

5)     Lean Quote: Finding Meaning in Your Work

I am so grateful to everyone who has read my posts and/or followed this blog and my other blogs. Some of you have been with me since I began this journey.  Even though we have never met, you comment on my posts and continually send me words of encouragement.  Blogging has been a much more rewarding experience than I imagined it could be! 

I would like to thank all the visitors and contributors to A Lean Journey Blog this year and every year.  It has been a successful journey but we aren't done yet. Please, share your feedback so that A Lean Journey can be even more successful in the future.