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3 Steps to Get Things Done 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- March 24, 2010
In today’s busy world, many people have difficulty managing their time and getting everything done. Some people are very busy, but they never manage to achieve the things they really want. So the question is “How can you improve your time management to increase your productivity?” While doing some research online about time management techniques
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Five Reasons to be Honest with Your Employees 0
- In the News, Leadership, Lean Management
- March 22, 2010
A recent interview by The New York Times with Kip Tindell, chief executive of the Container Store, highlighted several leadership lessons. “Don’t keep secrets from your staff” was one of foundational principles Tindell shared. Good leadership is all about communication, and the best leaders are completely transparent with their staff, says Container Store CEO
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Lean Quote of the Day, March 19, 2010 0
- A Lean Journey, Lean Quote
- March 19, 2010
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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Podcast on Gotta Go Lean Blog 0
- Podcast
- March 17, 2010
I recently had the opportunity to do a podcast with Jeff Hajek. Jeff Hajek is a Lean consultant, award-winning author of Whaddaya Mean I Gotta Be Lean, and the founder of Velaction Continuous Improvement. Jeff also publishes the blog Gotta Go Lean. The Gotta Go Lean Blog focuses on Lean at the front line–helping managers
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Times is Money, Use it to Your Advantage 0
- Lean Basics
- March 15, 2010
One of the central elements in Lean is the reduction in lead time. Bruce Hamilton, president of the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership, calls this the time between paying and getting paid. George Stalk and Thomas Hout, both of The Boston Consulting Group, wrote, Competing Against Time: How Time-Based Competition Is Reshaping the Global Economy in
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Lean Quote of the Day, March 12, 2010 0
- Lean Quote
- March 12, 2010
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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