Tim McMahon, Author at aleanjourney

The 2025 Northeast Lean Conference at a Glance 0
- Conference
- November 3, 2025
The 21st Annual Northeast Lean Conference, held October 27-28, 2025 in Manchester, New Hampshire, brought together hundreds of Lean and continuous‐improvement practitioners across manufacturing, services, and administrative arenas. The theme—“Transforming Together: Paving a Unified Path to Excellence”—set the tone for two days of inspiration, networking and actionable learning. Attendees were treated to three compelling keynote
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Lean Quote: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown – A Lean Lesson in Continuous Improvement 0
- Lean Quote
- October 31, 2025
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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Make Your Bed: Small Habits That Can Change Your Life 0
- Change Management, Leadership
- October 27, 2025
In 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven delivered a now-legendary commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin. The central message was deceptively simple: Make your bed every morning. This advice later became the foundation for his bestselling book, “Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life… and Maybe the World.” At first glance, making your
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Lean Quote: Yokoten – Sharing to Multiply Success 0
- Lean Quote
- October 24, 2025
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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