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Lean Quote: America (and Lean) is Land of Opportunity0
- Lean Quote
- July 5, 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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Happy Independence Day – Lean’s Freedom Lesson0
- Empowerment, Leadership, Other
- July 4, 2024
Today, we celebrate Independence Day in the US. The 4th of July is an extremely patriotic holiday where we celebrate the independence of our country. People celebrate with family and friend gatherings, barbecues, parties, games, food, fun, festivals, parades, musical events and fireworks. Freedom is not just the natural right of every human. It is
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Meet-up: 5 Questions from Within the Lean Community With Tim McMahon Re-visited0
- Meet-up
- July 1, 2024
As you’ve seen I have been revisiting a previous series I started in 2012 called the Meet-up. One of the things I am so found of in the Lean community is the general wiliness to share with each other. I have learned some much from my very experienced colleagues since I have been an active
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Lean Quote: Success is About Preparation, Learning, and Mindset0
- Lean Quote
- June 28, 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 #181 – June 20240
- Lean Roundup
- June 26, 2024
A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of June 2024. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here. Beyond Developing People – Bob Emiliani uses the simple analogy of plants, blooms, and pollination applied to the work of managers to help us understand what they must do.
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Lean Tips Edition #301 (#3541 – #3555)0
- Lean Tips
- June 24, 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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Lean Quote: Determination Makes the Impossible Possible0
- Lean Quote
- June 21, 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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The Importance of Hansei0
- Leadership
- June 19, 2024
Hindsight is 20/20. The term “hindsight is 20/20” is often used to describe the phenomenon of being able to see things more clearly after they have happened. This phrase is derived from the idea that our vision is usually better when looking backward than forwards. Despite many believing we should always look forward instead of
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How Effective is Your Poka-Yoke?0
- Quality
- June 17, 2024
Poka-yoke or mistake-proofing is the use of process design features to facilitate correct actions, prevent simple errors, or mitigate the negative impact of errors. It is essentially used to make the process easier. To assess how effective your solution is, you must look at three factors: the power of the mistake-proofing solution, whether it can be overridden, and
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