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The Layered Process Audit: Part 2

Lean Learning Center2019-04-24T12:38:37-04:00April 24, 2019|Lean Thinking, Management|

This is part two of The Layered Process Audit. If you haven’t already, you should read part one.  In many ...

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The Layered Process Audit: Part 1

Lean Learning Center2019-04-17T16:08:16-04:00April 17, 2019|Business, Management|

Many organizations complain about having difficulty maintaining standards on the shop floor.  We often make improvement only to find the ...

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Why Just “Good Enough” Will Kill Your Business or Career Fast

Lean Learning Center2019-03-19T12:24:01-04:00March 19, 2019|Business, Management|

Many proprietors and workers will assume that clients are satisfied with their products and services, just because nobody has ever ...

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Lean Thinking in Construction Processes – Part 1

Lean Learning Center2019-02-18T13:06:09-05:00February 18, 2019|Lean Thinking, Management|

The popular belief is that “Lean” is a tool that is only used to enhance a “manufacturing” process. Its suitability ...

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Trust in the Workplace Starts at the Top

Lean Learning Center2018-04-10T13:42:50-04:00April 10, 2018|Leading Lean, Management|

A good leader knows that trust in the workplace is one of a company’s most valuable assets. Ken Blanchard, Chief ...

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Should Your Company Start a Manufacturing Apprentice Program?

Lean Learning Center2018-03-20T19:27:01-04:00March 20, 2018|Automotive, Leading Lean, Lean Training, Management, Manufacturing|

A manufacturing apprentice program is one of the best ways to ensure quality workplace performance. Often apprentice programs are overlooked ...

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Internal advisors may be the key to effective learning

Lean Learning Center2017-04-25T20:24:13-04:00April 25, 2017|Corporate Learning, Leading Lean, Management|

Internal advisors, or fellow employees and staff members who are only a few paces ahead of the learner, may be ...

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Don’t Get Too Comfortable Being Number One if You Want to Stay There – Part I

melissa2017-01-12T19:11:54-05:00January 12, 2017|Corporate Learning, Lean Learning, Management|

Building a sense of urgency and clearly communicating that message is a key skill for any leader in any organization ...

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Retention in the Workplace

Lean Learning Center2016-06-16T20:53:25-04:00June 16, 2016|Business, Culture, Management|

During a recent manufacturing forum one of the most consistent problems we heard about from companies of every size was ...

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Procedural Compliance and Why The Deviation From Standard Can Be Devastating

Lean Learning Center2016-06-09T12:43:23-04:00June 9, 2016|Lean Lingo, Management|

At the recent NBAA conventions National Safety Forum, NTSB Chairman Chris Hart cited the investigation of a Gulfstream G-IV crash ...