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  • Lean Quote: Fall is Here, Time to Let Go, and Renew

    Lean Quote: Fall is Here, Time to Let Go, and Renew0

    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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  • Six Effective Skills of Servant Leadership

    Six Effective Skills of Servant Leadership0

    In today’s world, leaders are being called upon to provide a new kind of leadership: servant leadership. Gone are the days when a simple “command-and-control” pattern worked. The old military style of the “kick-in-the-rear” has outlived its time. It no longer fits contemporary social values, and it is no longer very effective. An effective leader

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  • Podcast: Why Quality Professionals Should Consider Kaizen

    Podcast: Why Quality Professionals Should Consider Kaizen0

    I recently wrote an article for Quality Magazine on Kaizen where I explain why kaizen is a valuable tool that probably not enough companies take advantage of. If you want to be able to look at your process, if you want to uncover what pains you, these are the kinds of things that Kaizen allows you to

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  • Lean Quote: Great Leaders Inspire Greatness

    Lean Quote: Great Leaders Inspire Greatness0

    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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  • Meet-up: 5 Questions from Within the Lean Community With John Hunter

    Meet-up: 5 Questions from Within the Lean Community With John Hunter0

    In May 2024 A Lean Journey Blog turned 15 and as I look back on how I got started and who influenced my journey I wanted to revisit a previous series I started in 2012 called the Meet-up. One of the things I am so fond of in the Lean community is the general wiliness

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  • Lean Roundup #184 – September 2024

    Lean Roundup #184 – September 20240

    A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of September 2024.  You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here.     When You Do Lean, You Copy Toyota – Bob Emiliani explains that is not about copying Toyota but rather thinking and learning to come up with new ideas and methods

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Tim McMahon is a Lean implementation leader, author, and blogger. As a Lean practitioner, Tim brings more 25 years of leadership experience implementing Lean manufacturing. Trained by disciples of the Toyota Production System, he worked in a Shingo Prize winning facility.

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