• Top 10 Lean Tips of 2014

    Top 10 Lean Tips of 20140

    As 2014 comes to an end and we look toward 2015 I wanted to revisit some tips. The Lean Tips published daily are meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledgeable tidbits about Lean to help you along your journey. Here are the top 10 Lean tips from this past year: 1. Lean Tip

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  • Top 10 Lean Posts of 2014

    Top 10 Lean Posts of 20140

    It’s that time of year again – time for a round up of our top Lean blog posts for the year.  The end of the year is traditionally a time to look back and reflect. One way to reflect is to evaluate popular blog posts. I have been taking time to reflect on the year that

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  • 5th Anniversary of A Lean Journey Blog

    5th Anniversary of A Lean Journey Blog0

    Today marks the 5th anniversary of A Lean Journey Blog and as tradition here each year I take the opportunity to reflect. The act of “self-reflection” is called Hansei is Japanese. It is the practice of continuous improvement that consists of looking back and thinking about how a process can be improved. I’d like to

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  • My 1000th Post

    My 1000th Post0

    Today’s post marks a bit of a milestone for me, as this post is the 1,000th one since I started this blog back in May 2009. This is a big milestone for me as I’ve never seen myself as a writer and when I started, I wasn’t sure where it would lead. This blog is

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  • Top 10 Posts of 2013

    Top 10 Posts of 20130

    As 2013 goes into the history books I want to take a moment to reflect on this past year. Over 100,000 people have visited the site this year.  I posted nearly 200 articles on the site this year.  It has truly been a very positive and full year.  Here is a collection of the Top

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  • Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!0

    Merry Christmas to all A Lean Journey Fans! Lean is a gift to us individually and to organizations empowering and inspiring improvement all around us. This holiday season I want to take the opportunity to thank all those who share the passion for continuous improvement and share in the learning on this blog. “Christmas gift

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