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Leading Lean: Do You Know Your Control Points?

10.01.2010

I have a new post published on Assembly Magazine. See the full article on that site. Ever have the strange feeling that something big is wrong, but you don’t know what it is? Managing by control points is the only cure…. Continue reading….  

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Leading Lean: Engaging the Board of Directors

08.02.2010

I have a new post published on Assembly Magazine. See the full article on that site. The CEO must be the champion and leader of a lean transformation, but the board of directors can have a major impact, too…. Continue reading….  

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Leading Lean: Bring Lean to Your Sales Team

06.01.2010

I have a new post published on Assembly Magazine. See the full article on that site. Lean applies to every function within a business. You cannot succeed on your lean journey without engaging the sales organization at some point…. Continue reading….  

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Leading Lean: Keys to Employee Engagement

04.01.2010

I have a new post published on Assembly Magazine. See the full article on that site. Manufacturers have no trouble hanging onto key employees these days, since job opportunities are scarce. But, that hasn’t reduced the need to find new ways to engage people. No matter what type of economic opportunities a company can provide, [...]

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Leading Lean: Salvage Your Waste

02.01.2010

I have a new post published on Assembly Magazine. See the full article on that site. A great lean thinker has a lens for value…. Continue reading….  

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Leading Lean A-Z: K, Be Kinetic

01.08.2010

I have a new post published on LeanBlog. See the full article on that site. by Jamie Flinchbaugh, Lean Learning Center This continues a series titled Leading Lean A-Z. This post is K: Be Kinetic. Did you ever have one of those days where you just wanted to put your feet up on your desk [...]

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Leading Lean: Learn to Improve; Improve to Learn

12.01.2009

I have a new post published on Assembly Magazine. See the full article on that site. Continuing education is key to any lean deployment strategy…. Continue reading….  

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Idea Management

10.20.2009

I have a new post published on StartUp Blog at PartnerUp. See the full article on that site. This is a guest post by Jamie Flinchbaugh. I’ve met a number of people who want to start businesses but have been clawing away at the same idea for many years without progress. I’ve met just as [...]

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No Rx for Lean

10.07.2009

I have a new post published on Jamie Flinchbaugh on LeanBlog. See the full article on that site. by Jamie Flinchbaugh, Lean Learning Center I recently have had the opportunity to review a wide range of sites and companies and provide feedback on their lean journey. One of the things that really surprised me was [...]

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Leading Lean: Turning Thinking Into Action

10.01.2009

I have a new post published on Assembly Magazine. See the full article on that site. An action plan is one of the most important parts of an A3 report. Turning ideas and conversations into crisp, focused action plans is something every lean leader needs to do.  

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