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𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗘𝗧 I saw this quote the other day, and it reminded me of our efforts in "lean" operations: "The problem is not that there are problems. It is expecting otherwise and thinking having problems is a problem." – Theodore Rubin. Read more below. #LeanOperations #ContinuousImprovement #EmbraceChange #Adaptability #LeanMindset #OperationalExcellence #ChangeManagement

𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘: 𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 "Lean" thinking creates a willingness to try new things. "Lean" is a mindset. It's also driven by action. Read more below. #LeanThinking #ContinuousImprovement #6S #Kaizen #LeanCulture #Efficiency #WorkplaceOptimization #Teamwork #ProcessImprovement #MindsetMatters

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡'𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘 I've heard it said that half of learning is learning new things, and the other half is unlearning what you thought you knew. That moment taught me humility and the value of healthy doubt. It's a lesson I try to live by every day: the importance of creating space for ideas to come from anywhere, especially from the people doing the work. Read more below.

𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗤𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 What makes a team effective? You can answer this as a teammate or leader. But here are the questions for which everyone needs answers. Read more below. #TeamEffectiveness #Leadership #Teamwork #Communication #ContinuousImprovement #Lean #Productivity

𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡 𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗡 If we are wise, we allow people to "earn" respect and extend the courtesy of "owed" respect. What's an environment where you "earn" respect look like? Read more below. #Respect #Leadership #Teamwork #Communication #Growth #Feedback #WorkplaceCulture

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 "Who is late will be punished by life." – Werner Herzog When it comes to being Lean, we can have no better habit than starting on time and well. Read more below. #Lean #Productivity #Efficiency #Leadership #ContinuousImprovement #Teamwork

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 "Who is late will be punished by life." – Werner Herzog When it comes to being Lean, we can have no better habit than starting on time and well. Read more below. #Lean #Productivity #Efficiency #Leadership #ContinuousImprovement #Teamwork

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦: 𝗔 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝗔𝗕𝗔𝗡 I remember back in 2012, we were only a few weeks into the college football season, and the University of Alabama Crimson Tide had fans shaking their heads in awe. While they were the defending National Champions at the time, many pundits thought they would be good but not great that year. Read more below. #Leadership #Process #CollegeFootball #NickSaban #ContinuousImprovement #Lean

𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗬: 𝗔 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 "I truly believe that Lean is having a major impact on safety. Through the last several months of Lean, I've noticed that everyone works at a different pace than before. Before Lean, we worked in what could be described as a ‘panic' pace. Now that Lean has taken hold and numerous changes have been implemented, the pace has slowed to a safer stride." Read more below. #WorkplaceSafety #LeanThinking #ContinuousImprovement #SafetyFirst #6S #LeanManufacturing #Inspiration #Teamwork