Those of us in the Lean world are accustomed to discussing "flow" - where work is performed in an even manner to reduce mura. Activities are…

My twenty plus year Lean journey has changed my life in many ways, perhaps none as significant as a creating a pervasive recognition of and disdain fo…

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. – Ralph Emerson It's that arbitrary time of the year w…

If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything. – Thich Nhat Hanh Many people have a problem with letting go of the p…

I will take time to be alone today. I will take time to be quiet. In this silence I will listen… and I will hear my answers. – Ruth Fishel One of my…

If you are too obsessed with success, you will forget to live. If you have learned only how to be a success, your life has probably been wasted. ―…

Big news in the business world: Wal-Mart is famous for keeping costs down, including employee-related costs. In Joplin, the company is testing a new…

Earlier this year I discussed the value created by writing by hand.  By writing on whiteboards or scribbling in a notebook, ownership, learning, and u…