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I've been looking to understand more about the leadership behaviors needed to drive culture change. One of the more interesting things...

I participated in Kata Con 5 this past week in Savannah, GA. If you are unaware of KataCon, it's put on by a group called Lean Frontiers...

I've been going coast to coast recently performing training for Lean Safety Gemba Walks, Coaching, and this upcoming week for some Black...

Last year I made a post about my Career Goals for 2018 (https://www.leansparx.com/post/it-s-time-for-some-career-resolutions-2018). Below...

I had a conversation today with a close friend about learning, growth, and A3s. We were discussing how to help a team through the problem...

It's been a couple weeks since I last posted. I took some time away from everything to refocus on wellness and refresh myself. When I...

As an organization chooses to implement Lean, or some version of the Toyota Production System, it is a complete change of business. Every...

This week was such a whirlwind. It was the first week in a new role, and my week was just a nonstop week of things to do. I wonder about...

This week I start another step of my own journey. My manager has received a great opportunity to take a temporary assignment with our...

This week I spent my time in a Master Black Belt class for training. This particular week was focused on Advanced Lean and Finance. Other...

Just a short story to share. I am currently in Columbus, Ohio getting my first week of Master Black Belt training from MoreSteam. I will...

I have been reflecting once again on the myriad of changes that have been happening with the journey of learning I've been on recently....

In the past two weeks I have been able to reflect more on the idea of how Lean makes us more human. The pillar of Respect can change how...

I just finished reading the book Workplace Management from Taiichi Ohno. It has been suggested that his book is not something to read as...

I have been working with a small team in Atlanta, GA the past couple weeks and used a lot of the skills learned from our Operational...

This past week I was working with a team on a project looking at some issues that were being seen in our overall surface transportation...

I worked for Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL for just about a year as an Industrial Engineer intern when I was in college. In that time...

Changing culture is difficult. I wonder how much frustration companies go through, especially those that have already got a pretty...