Tag: Everyday Lean
Reader Question: Would You Call This a “Lean Burial”?
I try not to use the word "Lean" as an adjective that means "better." We see this a lot online, the so-called "Lean boarding...
The Simple, Cheap Improvement I Made to My iPhone MagSafe Charger
When I first learned about "wireless" charging for devices like my iPhone, I was a skeptic.
"How hard is it to connect a charging cable?,"...
Katie Labedz on “How to Improve Absolutely Anything”
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My guest for Episode #408 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Katie Labedz,...
The More I Travel, the More Kaizen Opportunities I Create
Many of you have asked if I'm at the AME Conference this week in Chicago. I am not, as I had a previous invitation...
Episode #7 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast: Sharing Samples and Bringing...
It's two episodes in a row with Jamie Flinchbaugh, as we're both back for Episode #7 of the Lean Whiskey podcast.
This Sunday, I'll...
I Haven’t Been Following the Best Standardized Work for This Daily...
"The way we've always done it" doesn't mean that's the right way or the best way to do something.
One of my daily habits is...
Our Condo Maintenance Guy Gets the Point of 5S and Maximizing...
I got onto the elevator in the lobby of our condo building one day last week. Our building's maintenance guy was already on there...
Another Example of Small Steps as a Starting Point for Success
You might remember one of my favorite podcasts was with Dr. Bob Maurer of UCLA, author of two great books on the Kaizen style...
How to Weigh Yourself Everyday Without Freaking Out About Every Small...
When we started the new year, many of us make a weight loss resolution (see my article on resolutions via "The Lean Post").
As...
Everyday Lean: Error Proofing the Hot Pan in the Oven
It's a short blog post today due to too much time being consumed with travel delays and airline customer service incompetence the last two...
Personal Kaizen: The Elliptical, My iPhone, and Focus
I like to exercise, and it's important to me and my health. I've never been a runner (bad knees), so I prefer using an...
Kaizen Upon Kaizen: My Online Meeting Scheduling System
A key Kaizen principle is continually improving through incremental improvements. When we use a Kaizen process to improve our work, we're not likely to...
