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October 21, 2019
12 – Heijunka | Principles of Lean
A plan is what, a schedule is when. It takes both a plan and a schedule to get things done.”
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October 14, 2019
11 – Learn to Make Pull | Principles of Lean
"All too often, we overproduce - We simply do more than is necessary." All too often, we overproduce. We do
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0
October 9, 2019
10 – Make Things Flow | Principles of Lean
“Make a continuous process flow to surface issues” A great example of the difference between batch and flow is the difference
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0
October 9, 2019
09 – Use Long Term Goals to Drive Decisions | Principles of Lean
"Base your decisions on a long term goals, rather than short term gains.” Staying true to your long term goals
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0
October 3, 2019
08 – Get Out of the Office | Principles of Lean
“Don’t look with your eyes, look with your feet” - Taiichi Ohno You can’t make the right decisions from the
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0
October 2, 2019
07 – Low Level Decision Making | Principles of Lean
"Stop escalating. Make decisions at the lowest level of your organization as possible." Identifying what the customer values is so
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0
October 1, 2019
06 – Customer Value | Principles of Lean
"Ask yourself - Would the customer be willing to pay for what you are doing right now?" Identifying what the
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0
September 27, 2019
04 – Am I Adding Value | Principles of Lean
"Stopping what doesn't add value is the quickest way to start improving." At the core of #Lean is the idea
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September 25, 2019
02 – It’s Just Noise | Principles of Lean
"Learn to hear and then ignore the NOISE so that you can focus on what will make a difference." Learning
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0
September 19, 2019
Learn to Balance the Supply Chain Challenges of a Startup
Learning to balance growth, risk and a long supply chain can be quite a challenge with startups who need to
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0
April 23, 2019
Lean Lifestyle Design
How much of your life is spent being busy? Ever feel as if between work and home life there is
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0
March 18, 2019
80 20 Rule Relationship – Pareto Principle
The Pareto principle is one of the simplest ways to improve your business results and your thinking. It simply states
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0
March 9, 2019
Best Lean Six Sigma Study Books
Best Lean Six Sigma Study Books   Today you can find a large selection of books targetting Lean Six Certifications
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0
March 7, 2019
An Introduction to DMAIC
The problem-solving approach used in Six Sigma (and Lean Six Sigma) is called DMAIC. Based on the PDCA cycle (PDCA
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0
March 7, 2019
PDCA Deming Cycle of Problem Solving
Talking to someone about improvements is still to this day not easy. It often gets met with the raising of
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0
December 19, 2018
Breaking your addiction using 5S – Smartphones
Some of the best minds in the world are designing ways to keep you addicted to your phone. They do
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0
November 25, 2018
Great teams start with 3 Killer Questions
Every morning I used to come into work, take off my jacket and immediately crowd around the performance boards for
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0
October 25, 2018
What is the difference between Lean & Six Sigma
So what is the difference between Lean & Six Sigma? So what actually do we mean by Lean Six Sigma?
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0
October 24, 2018
5 Business Benefits of Lean Six Sigma
So what are the business benefits of Lean Six Sigma?   Lean Six Sigma is not particularly new but at
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0
October 21, 2018
Recommended reading for better Lean Thinking
Top recommended books to improve your Lean Thinking This list of books has been pulled together from a mixture of
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October 21, 2018
Top 10 Lean Management Books
Top 10 Lean Six Sigma Books   So what is a good book if you want to learn more about
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0
October 16, 2018
10 reasons to get a Lean Six Sigma Certification
So what are the 10 benefits of Lean Six Sigma training?   When it comes to professional development, the world
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0
October 11, 2018
Three Things You Should Consider When Choosing a Lean/Six Sigma Consultant
Many executives face the challenge of knowing that there is a problem, but their organization lacks the talent or numbers
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October 10, 2018
Understanding what customers want – Kano Analysis
The Kano Analysis Model is definitely not referred to as often as it should be as its one powerhouse tool to
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0
August 20, 2018
The Lean 7 Wastes – Everyday business wastes
We all talk about efficiency at work and initiatives are started to find "better ways to do things". But often the
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0
July 13, 2018
Five why’s improve your critical thinking
One of the most famous and simple problem-solving methodologies introduced by Toyota has become known as the five why's. It's
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4
June 4, 2018
Culture eats strategy
Culture eats strategy. This well-known truism has been attributed to the management Guru Peter Drucker,* and as Ryan Holiday says in
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2
November 1, 2017
Brilliant Leadership is useless without Operational Excellence
The Harvard Business Review  (Sept-October 2017) has been sitting underneath the coffee table in the lounge for far too long
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October 16, 2017
Muda, Muri, Mura – Lean Wastes
Anyone with any degree of Lean training would know "Muda". It is often translated as simply "Waste". In Japanese, waste
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October 8, 2017
Extreme Ownership and Lean Management
I have been working my way through an audio version of "Extreme Ownership" written by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
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3
September 22, 2017
No time to think
In the video Bill Peterson looks at how productivity is impacted in our current organisations. Without time to think, how
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0
September 19, 2017
Starting at the front line
I have recently witnessed a whirlwind of well intentioned but disconnected projects that have flooded middle managers in confusion and
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September 4, 2017
Lean thinking to drive results
When people think about Lean, or Lean Six Sigma, lets be honest, they are imagining intellectual geeks or crazy mathematicians
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0
July 16, 2017
Improvement thinking – its not new
Talking to someone about improvements is still to this day not easy. It often gets met with the raising of
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0
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March 9, 2019
Best Lean Six Sigma Study Books
Best Lean Six Sigma Study Books   Today you can find a large selection of books targetting Lean Six Certifications
@reagan
0
October 21, 2018
Recommended reading for better Lean Thinking
Top recommended books to improve your Lean Thinking This list of books has been pulled together from a mixture of
@reagan
0
October 21, 2018
Top 10 Lean Management Books
Top 10 Lean Six Sigma Books   So what is a good book if you want to learn more about
@reagan
0
April 9, 2018
Toxic Workplaces
A nowhere God of no time   Flying insults, unleashing one sided power The almighty sits rubbing contently Remoulding the
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1
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October 21, 2019
12 – Heijunka | Principles of Lean
A plan is what, a schedule is when. It takes both a plan and a schedule to get things done.”
@reagan
0
October 14, 2019
11 – Learn to Make Pull | Principles of Lean
"All too often, we overproduce - We simply do more than is necessary." All too often, we overproduce. We do
@reagan
0
October 9, 2019
10 – Make Things Flow | Principles of Lean
“Make a continuous process flow to surface issues” A great example of the difference between batch and flow is the difference
@reagan
0
October 9, 2019
09 – Use Long Term Goals to Drive Decisions | Principles of Lean
"Base your decisions on a long term goals, rather than short term gains.” Staying true to your long term goals
@reagan
0
October 3, 2019
08 – Get Out of the Office | Principles of Lean
“Don’t look with your eyes, look with your feet” - Taiichi Ohno You can’t make the right decisions from the
@reagan
0
October 2, 2019
07 – Low Level Decision Making | Principles of Lean
"Stop escalating. Make decisions at the lowest level of your organization as possible." Identifying what the customer values is so
@reagan
0
October 1, 2019
06 – Customer Value | Principles of Lean
"Ask yourself - Would the customer be willing to pay for what you are doing right now?" Identifying what the
@reagan
0
September 30, 2019
05 – Create the right environment | Principles of Lean
"One of the biggest impacts on our ability to achieve our goals is our environment." Creating the right environment to
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0
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April 23, 2019
Lean Lifestyle Design
How much of your life is spent being busy? Ever feel as if between work and home life there is
@reagan
0
December 19, 2018
Breaking your addiction using 5S – Smartphones
Some of the best minds in the world are designing ways to keep you addicted to your phone. They do
@reagan
0
October 25, 2018
What is the difference between Lean & Six Sigma
So what is the difference between Lean & Six Sigma? So what actually do we mean by Lean Six Sigma?
@reagan
0
October 24, 2018
5 Business Benefits of Lean Six Sigma
So what are the business benefits of Lean Six Sigma?   Lean Six Sigma is not particularly new but at
@reagan
0
October 16, 2018
10 reasons to get a Lean Six Sigma Certification
So what are the 10 benefits of Lean Six Sigma training?   When it comes to professional development, the world
@reagan
0
October 11, 2018
No 1: Weekly Challenge – What’s wrong with Problem Statement
How would you improve the problem statement below? Sales support team operates with X% of Non-Value-Added activities resulting in: -
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0
October 10, 2018
Understanding what customers want – Kano Analysis
The Kano Analysis Model is definitely not referred to as often as it should be as its one powerhouse tool to
@reagan
0
August 20, 2018
The Lean 7 Wastes – Everyday business wastes
We all talk about efficiency at work and initiatives are started to find "better ways to do things". But often the
@reagan
0
Recent updates
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October 21, 2019
12 – Heijunka | Principles of Lean
A plan is what, a schedule is when. It takes both a plan and a schedule to get things done.”
@reagan
0
October 14, 2019
11 – Learn to Make Pull | Principles of Lean
"All too often, we overproduce - We simply do more than is necessary." All too often, we overproduce. We do
@reagan
0
October 9, 2019
10 – Make Things Flow | Principles of Lean
“Make a continuous process flow to surface issues” A great example of the difference between batch and flow is the difference
@reagan
0
October 9, 2019
09 – Use Long Term Goals to Drive Decisions | Principles of Lean
"Base your decisions on a long term goals, rather than short term gains.” Staying true to your long term goals
@reagan
0
October 3, 2019
08 – Get Out of the Office | Principles of Lean
“Don’t look with your eyes, look with your feet” - Taiichi Ohno You can’t make the right decisions from the
@reagan
0
October 2, 2019
07 – Low Level Decision Making | Principles of Lean
"Stop escalating. Make decisions at the lowest level of your organization as possible." Identifying what the customer values is so
@reagan
0
October 1, 2019
06 – Customer Value | Principles of Lean
"Ask yourself - Would the customer be willing to pay for what you are doing right now?" Identifying what the
@reagan
0
September 30, 2019
05 – Create the right environment | Principles of Lean
"One of the biggest impacts on our ability to achieve our goals is our environment." Creating the right environment to
@reagan
0
Recent updates
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March 18, 2019
80 20 Rule Relationship – Pareto Principle
The Pareto principle is one of the simplest ways to improve your business results and your thinking. It simply states
@reagan
0
March 7, 2019
An Introduction to DMAIC
The problem-solving approach used in Six Sigma (and Lean Six Sigma) is called DMAIC. Based on the PDCA cycle (PDCA
@reagan
0
March 7, 2019
PDCA Deming Cycle of Problem Solving
Talking to someone about improvements is still to this day not easy. It often gets met with the raising of
@reagan
0
October 10, 2018
Understanding what customers want – Kano Analysis
The Kano Analysis Model is definitely not referred to as often as it should be as its one powerhouse tool to
@reagan
0
June 4, 2018
Culture eats strategy
Culture eats strategy. This well-known truism has been attributed to the management Guru Peter Drucker,* and as Ryan Holiday says in
@reagan
2
October 8, 2017
Extreme Ownership and Lean Management
I have been working my way through an audio version of "Extreme Ownership" written by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
@reagan
3
Recent updates
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Latest updates on articles covering lean thinking, lean tools and value creation
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September 19, 2019
Learn to Balance the Supply Chain Challenges of a Startup
Learning to balance growth, risk and a long supply chain can be quite a challenge with startups who need to
@reagan
0
April 23, 2019
Lean Lifestyle Design
How much of your life is spent being busy? Ever feel as if between work and home life there is
@reagan
0
March 18, 2019
80 20 Rule Relationship – Pareto Principle
The Pareto principle is one of the simplest ways to improve your business results and your thinking. It simply states
@reagan
0
March 7, 2019
An Introduction to DMAIC
The problem-solving approach used in Six Sigma (and Lean Six Sigma) is called DMAIC. Based on the PDCA cycle (PDCA
@reagan
0
March 7, 2019
PDCA Deming Cycle of Problem Solving
Talking to someone about improvements is still to this day not easy. It often gets met with the raising of
@reagan
0
November 25, 2018
Great teams start with 3 Killer Questions
Every morning I used to come into work, take off my jacket and immediately crowd around the performance boards for
@reagan
0
October 10, 2018
Understanding what customers want – Kano Analysis
The Kano Analysis Model is definitely not referred to as often as it should be as its one powerhouse tool to
@reagan
0
July 13, 2018
Five why’s improve your critical thinking
One of the most famous and simple problem-solving methodologies introduced by Toyota has become known as the five why's. It's
@reagan
4