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Lean Quote: Gratitude Helps Us Flourish 0
- Lean Quote
- November 29, 2024
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 Roundup #186 – November 2024 0
- Lean Roundup
- November 27, 2024
A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of November 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Dark Lean – Christoph Roser explains in order to do good lean, we need to understand why some lean projects are bad 0r, in order for practitioners to reach the
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3 Ways to Give Thanks on Thanksgiving (or Any Time)0
- Respect For People
- November 25, 2024
Ah, November. The leaves are falling, the weather is chilly, and the smell of pumpkin spice permeates the air. While you’re probably making plans to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, there’s one group of people you may be forgetting—your employees. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to express your gratitude to those around you. Making
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Lean Quote: Leadership’s Function is to Produce More Leaders Not More Followers 0
- Lean Quote
- November 22, 2024
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 #307 (#3631-3645)0
- Lean Tips
- November 20, 2024
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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2024 Northeast Lean Conference Recap Summary Part 2 0
- Conference
- November 18, 2024
In a continuation of my recap from Day 1 the 2nd day of the Northeast Lean Conference Leveraging Lean to Thrive in Uncertain Times did not disappoint. Andrea Haas, President at Summit Polymers, demonstrated how they used Lean Practices to Succeed in automotive industry after Tariffs, COVID labor shortages, microchip shortages, global supply chain disruptions,
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Lean Quote: The Quality of a Leader is Reflected in the Standards They Set for Themselves 0
- Lean Quote
- November 15, 2024
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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2024 Northeast Lean Conference Recap Summary 0
- Conference
- November 13, 2024
This year’s Northeast Lean Conference marks a number of milestones in Lean as the conference celebrates its 20th Anniversary. It also marks the 25th Anniversary of Toast Kaizen Video and the 35th Anniversary of the book the Machine the Changed the World. LEAN in conference name is an acronym for Lead Enable and Nurture. The
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Four Valuable Life Lessons From Strong-Willed Veterans We All Need 0
- Leadership
- November 11, 2024
Today is Veterans Day Observance. To a lot of us, it means no school, lots of doorbuster sales and, hopefully, a day off from work. The meaning of Veterans Day can be of little insight to those who have no family members or friends who have served time in the service. But, those who do
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