A Lean Journey 
Lean Quote: Closing the Knowing–Doing Gap
- Lean Quote
- October 17, 2025
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1.Building a Performance-Based Culture During Performance Review Season
- Goals, Lean Management
- January 14, 2026
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2.7 Leadership Principles to Drive Results for You and Your Team
- Leadership, Lean Management
- January 12, 2026
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3.Lean Quote: Turning Plans into Progress
- Goals, Lean Quote
- January 9, 2026
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4.10 Actions Lean Managers Can Take in the New Year to Inspire Their Team
- Goals, Lean Management
- January 8, 2026
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1.Lean Quote: Closing the Knowing–Doing Gap
- Lean Quote
- October 17, 2025
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2.Lean Quote: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown – A Lean Lesson in Continuous Improvement
- Lean Quote
- October 31, 2025
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3.Make Your Bed: Small Habits That Can Change Your Life
- Change Management, Leadership
- October 27, 2025
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4.The 2025 Northeast Lean Conference at a Glance
- Conference
- November 3, 2025
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1.You Won’t Get Lean, Until You Get Visual
- Visual Factory
- May 24, 2009
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2.Free Lean Resources from Catalyst for Change
- Lean Resources
- May 28, 2009
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3.Is Inventory Reduction an Objective or a Result?
- Lean Management
- May 31, 2009
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4.Can you implement without auditing?
- Lean Management
- May 25, 2009
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Building a Performance-Based Culture During Performance Review Season0
- Goals, Lean Management
- January 14, 2026
Performance review season can be difficult—for leaders and team members alike. For managers, it often brings pressure to evaluate results, have tough conversations, and balance accountability with encouragement. For employees, it can feel stressful, uncertain, and deeply personal. When performance hasn’t met expectations, it’s easy for everyone involved to feel discouraged. From a Lean perspective,
READ MORE7 Leadership Principles to Drive Results for You and Your Team0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- January 12, 2026
What exactly are “principles”? At their core, principles are guiding rules or standards of behavior that shape how we act and make decisions. They serve as a compass—helping leaders stay grounded while navigating the challenges of work and life. In leadership, principles are not optional—they’re essential. They provide the foundation for how leaders inspire, influence,
READ MORELean Quote: Turning Plans into Progress0
- Goals, Lean Quote
- January 9, 2026
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
READ MORE10 Actions Lean Managers Can Take in the New Year to Inspire Their Team0
- Goals, Lean Management
- January 8, 2026
As we step into a new year, Lean Managers have an opportunity to set the tone for growth, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Leadership is about creating an environment where people feel engaged, supported, and motivated to do their best work. In Lean, this means encouraging problem solving, respecting people, and fostering a culture where improvement
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Start 2026 with the Respect for People Roadmap — January Cohort Open for Enrollment0
- Development/Training, Respect For People
- January 7, 2026
Are you ready to take your Lean journey beyond tools and processes and into the heart of what makes organizations truly thrive — people? The Respect for People Roadmap is opening its January 2026 cohort, and this is an excellent opportunity to participate in a learning experience designed to strengthen culture, connection, and performance. If
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Turning Goals into Action in the New Year0
- Goals
- January 5, 2026
The start of a new year brings a natural opportunity to pause, reflect, and reset. Many of us feel the urge to make resolutions—lose weight, save more money, or get organized. But the reality is that resolutions often fail. In fact, research suggests most people abandon them within weeks. Why? Because resolutions are
READ MORELean Quote: The Power of Reflection in Leadership0
- Leadership, Lean Quote
- January 2, 2026
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 Fresh Start: Lean Thinking for the New Year0
- Goals
- January 1, 2026
The New Year is more than just a date on the calendar—it’s a natural reset point. It’s a time when we reflect on the past, acknowledge what we’ve learned, and set our sights on improvement. In Lean thinking, this mirrors the cycle of Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), where each turn of the wheel brings us closer
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Lean Roundup #199 – December 20250
- Lean Roundup
- December 29, 2025
A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of December 2025. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. 5 Big Lean Questions with Mark Graban: Purpose, Misconceptions, and the Path Forward – Mark Graban revisits the 5 meet up questions from last year’s A Lean Journey post. The
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Keeping the Spirit of Christmas Alive All Year0
- Respect For People
- December 24, 2025
When December rolls around, something shifts in the way we live and interact with each other. We smile more, we take time to connect with loved ones, we give generously, and we find ourselves thinking about peace, gratitude, and goodwill. The “Christmas spirit” seems to soften our edges and make us more intentional about how
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The 2025 Northeast Lean Conference at a Glance
- Conference
- November 3, 2025