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“Kaizen!” Mention on “Parks & Rec”
Catching up on an episode of the NBC show “Parks & Recreation” from a few weeks back, Rob Lowe’s character is talking about going to a Japanese restaurant and he enthusiastically blurts out a few random words, including “Kaizen!” Completely out of context for anything related to continuous improvement, but still fun to hear.
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Beyond Lean writes …
Lean Hoops
I am on record as saying that I’m not a fan of sports metaphors being used in business. I really have no rational explanation for not liking them. Even though I’d rather not see them, I still use them in conversation when I’m trying to teach or make a point. The simplest reason is that sports are so popular that they …
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Beyond Lean writes …
The Definition of Value
In the lean vernacular waste is mentioned quite often. From my experiences, waste is the number one concept and idea talked about with lean.
Waste needs to be identified and eliminated or reduced, but that is hard to do if values is not defined. Without a definition of value, the separation of wasteful items and non-wasteful items becomes harder.
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Beyond Lean writes …
Understanding the Learner
It surprises me sometimes how much writing these forces me to confront what I don’t know. Unbeknownst to Matt, he sent me for a loop with hi s New Year’s Resolution post about not reading any Lean books in 2012. I have known Matt for almost 10 years and worked directly with him for close to 5, literally sitting right next …
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Beyond Lean writes …
Building a Foundation Can Produce Great Results
I am amazed sometimes how companies or parts of companies can even operate. I am asked to help them improve their processes which sounds great. A close examination shows they really have no process that even exists.
I do believe that everything has a process. So, what I mean by no process is the current one is not organized, inconsistent, unstructured, …
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Beyond Lean writes …
Lean Epiphanies
As part of joining up a little more permanently here with Matt, I am going to be switching gears on the way I approach things. Hopefully, I can continue to find different ways to approach some topics that I find engaging and contribute to the overall dialog. As I’ve said before, I love that he named this place “Beyond Lean”. It …
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Beyond Lean writes …
Welcome Joe Wilson to Beyond Lean
I have had Beyond Lean up and running for a year and a half now. I have learned a lot over that time about blogging and running the site. It has been a great experience. As with anything else, Beyond Lean can not stay stagnant. The blog must improve and continue to deliver value to the readers that visit as well …
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Beyond Lean writes …
Dedicated Series on a Lean Topic
Have you ever read something and thought it made sense? Then later you read something else on the same subject. It has a different viewpoint or thoughts on the subject. So you start to search the internet for other viewpoints so you can become more educated on the subject. It gets irritating spending so much time looking for information on the …
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Beyond Lean writes …
Dilbert Deals with Budgeting Issues
Have you ever seen your company play with budget numbers? Cut in one area but pay out of another area and name it something different?
Well the Pointy-Haired Boss is playing the game to perfection in this Dilbert Cartoon by Scott Adams.
My favorite part of the cartoon is the Pointy-Haired Boss saying, “If we reduce the training budget …
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Beyond Lean writes …
Stop SOPA & PIPA
It was very difficult to blackout the sites on WordPress.com so this is my blackout for SOPA today.
A video with more info.
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