Tag: work in process

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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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...
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4 Email Mistakes That Kill Productivity

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  Do you spend most of your day on email? You’re in good company. For most of us, the office environment has shrunk from a...
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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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Lean Your Invoicing for a Quick Win

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Congratulations! Your organization did the thing you set out to do. Whether that thing was a product or a service, you marketed it, made...

Where’s the Value in Your Business Processes?

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Teaching Lean Applied to Business Processes is never dull. But once the conversation turns to finding value in the steps of a business process,...