Tag: situational awareness

The Worst Waste of All

  So—is it a 9 or is it a 6? Depends on who's looking at the problem. You’ve probably seen memes similar to this that call...
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SWOT: Rediscover a Classic

Ever go through your closet or toolbox and find something useful you forgot you had—and wound up being glad you did? I suggest you rummage...
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Whip Out the WIP Board

https://vimeo.com/265912042 Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, I’ve been providing you steps to stay productive and focused in work and in life. If you completed your mind map...

How to Make a Mind Map

Any Harry Potter fans out there? If so, you’re familiar with the idea of a pensieve. The wizard Albus Dumbledore uses the pensieve—a large, shallow...
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What Peas Can Teach You About Process

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  You know you have many miles to travel when it comes to improving your business processes, but you’re likely wondering where to start. If...
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The Recipe for My Secret Sauce

  No, this isn’t a special holiday cooking edition of the LeanBP Blog! To celebrate the season, I thought I’d share with you the formula...
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Get Wise and Synchronize!

  Want to learn how to shave weeks off knowledge work—with valuable learning as an added return on your investment? The first order of business is...
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Are You Marching to the Beat of the Wrong Drum?

  In the business office, we often tend to think of the deliverables we produce in terms of a rate. For example, we might have...
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Putting 5S to Work in the Business Office

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If you read this blog regularly, you’re aware that the same lean tools that make manufacturing more efficient can work wonders in the business...