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Quote of the Day 11/20/090
- Lean Quote
- November 20, 2009
On Friday’s 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
READ MOREA Lean Journey Now on Twitter and LinkedIn0
- A Lean Journey
- November 19, 2009
There are now more ways to stay connected to A Lean Journey and keep informed of all the updates. Join the newly created LinkedIn group A Lean Journey LinkedIn Group. All the posts from this blog will feed this group. This allows anyone in the group to post and/or discuss lean news items from any
READ MOREThe Key to Upcoming Retention Concerns is Recognition0
- In the News, Lean Management
- November 18, 2009
A WSJ article yesterday talked about a growing concern for businesses to retain top talent. The author indicates that based on historical data workers will look elsewhere as the economy improves. This would pose a significant problem to those employers who may have weeded out weak performers while keeping top performers during this recession. A
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What is Lean?0
- Lean Definition
- November 16, 2009
A reader studying quality management and researching Lean recently asked me, what is Lean really about? In realizing that I have never fully defined my view of Lean on this blog I thought I should. Let me preface this by saying it is difficult to succinctly define Lean in way that would capture the breadth
READ MOREQuote of the Day 11/13/090
- Lean Quote
- November 13, 2009
I am going to try a new thing here at A Lean Journey Blog. On Friday’s 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
READ MORELean Is About More than the Myths0
- Lean Definition
- November 12, 2009
It is important when you are starting out your lean journey to understand what Lean is really about. Steve Cook, a former Dell Computer supply chain executive and newly appointed chief operating officer of MFG.com recently took time to explain three common myths about Lean. Myth #1: Lean = Job Cuts “If done well, Lean
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Leadership Strategies from Disney Part 20
- Leadership
- November 10, 2009
To continue from the previous post on Great Leader Strategies from Disney we will discuss the last 6 strategies. #7 Explore, Probe, And Know What Is Going On In Your Organization… And Act Upon The Information! Leaders cannot make the right decisions or take the right actions without knowing the truth. You need many ways
READ MORELeadership Strategies from Disney Part 10
- Leadership
- November 9, 2009
A new book on leadership called Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney claims “It’s not the magic that makes it work; it’s the way we work that makes it magic.” The author Lee Cockerell, a former Executive Vice President of Resort Operations for the Walt Disney Company, shared his
READ MOREAre All these Mobile Solutions Lean?0
- In the News
- November 5, 2009
There was a recent Industry Week article worth mentioning titled Top Ten Mobile Solutions for Lean Manufacturing. Written by June Ruby a Director of Mobile Solutions at Motorola, it seems curiously like a sales pitch. However, the article does examine a number of areas where mobile technologies can improve productivity. In general these are areas
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