• 5 Ways to Get Employees Engaged in Process Improvement

    5 Ways to Get Employees Engaged in Process Improvement0

    Businesses in virtually every industry wrestle with how to engage teams in efforts to improve business processes. Even once they do get employees involved, it’s often a challenge to sustain the momentum. The good news is that given the chance, most employees do want to have a voice in process improvement. Management just needs to

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  • Leave No Trace Leadership

    Leave No Trace Leadership0

    Recently I attended a webinar by Douglas Dawson, Founder of Leg Up Solutions, titled the same as this post. As an Eagle Scout and Scout Leader in our local community these concepts really resonated with me. “The concept of Leave No Trace … is that when you are in the wilderness or out in nature

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  • Lean Quote: There Are No Shortcuts to Success

    Lean Quote: There Are No Shortcuts to Success0

    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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  • 5 Myths of Employee Engagement

    5 Myths of Employee Engagement0

    The field of employee engagement has taken a beating in the several years. As we recover from the global pandemic, employee engagement should be front and center. We need strategies to keep people focused, happy and productive, all of which naturally contributes to talent retention, innovation, productivity, revenue, customer satisfaction and a positive workplace culture.

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  • Lean Tips Edition #188 (#3031-#3045)

    Lean Tips Edition #188 (#3031-#3045)0

    For my Facebook fans you already know about this great feature. But for those of you that are not connected to A Lean Journey on Facebook or Twitter I post daily a feature I call Lean Tips.  It is meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledge tidbits about Lean to

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  • Lean Quote: Spend Less Time With People Who Don’t Lift You Up

    Lean Quote: Spend Less Time With People Who Don’t Lift You Up0

    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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