• Lean Roundup #190 – March 2025

    Lean Roundup #190 – March 20250

    A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of March 2025.  You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here.     Toyota Raku: Respect for People, Comfort, Ease, & Ergonomics – Mark Graban shares his experience to a Toyota plant that focused on raku–making work easier, more comfortable, and more accessible

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  • Lean Quote: Growth and Development of People is the Highest Calling of Leadership

    Lean Quote: Growth and Development of People is the Highest Calling of Leadership0

    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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  • Lean Tips Edition #313 (#3721 – #3735)

    Lean Tips Edition #313 (#3721 – #3735)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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  • Focus on the Vital Few for Better Outcomes

    Focus on the Vital Few for Better Outcomes0

    Productivity isn’t necessarily about how many things you get done every day, but rather how many of the right things — the things that add the most value to your customers and your business — that you accomplish. Considered in a slightly different way, sometimes what you don’t do is just (or more) important than

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  • Lean Quote: Leading with Integrity

    Lean Quote: Leading with Integrity0

    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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  • 10 Ways to Adopt a Lean Culture Today

    10 Ways to Adopt a Lean Culture Today0

    Building a Lean culture is not an easy task. A Lean culture starts with managers who understand and believe the implications of the system’s view and know the necessity of serving customers in order to succeed. The result of that understanding is a culture where a positive internal environment and the creation of delighted customers

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