by Jamie Parker | May 4, 2019 | Lean Thinking
One year ago. That’s when I took the leap – transitioning from the corporate world to starting my own Lean leadership training, coaching, and consulting practice. This last year was full of highs, lows, and lots of learning. People often say that you are most prepared...
by Jamie Parker | Apr 29, 2018 | Lean Thinking
As managers or Lean practitioners, we tend to be action-focused people. See a problem, fix a problem. And that bias for action is great as it drives continuous improvement and problem solving. So when someone starts talking about mindset – it may not be on the...
by Jamie Parker | Apr 11, 2018 | Lean Thinking
You know what I LOVE about the Lean community? We are a sharing community. I wanted to see if you could help me. I am developing new webinars, videos and blogs on Lean Leadership and want to understand the problems managers and practitioners face when trying to use...
by Jamie Parker | Mar 25, 2018 | Lean Thinking, Lean Tools, People Development
♫ R-E-S-P-E-C-T – Find out what it means to me ♫ (well, actually, to you) Ah – I can’t help but sing along to Aretha Franklin when the Respect for People pillar of Lean comes up! The thing is, that phrase has a whole new meaning to me now than it did before. When I...
by Jamie Parker | Mar 22, 2018 | Lean Thinking
Okay – who’s hiding the Make Lean Easy Button? As managers practicing continuous improvement, we know how Lean processes can improve safety, quality, and profitability. We want to capitalize on this value in our organizations. We’ve worked with our teams to reduce...
by Jamie Parker | Feb 27, 2018 | Lean Thinking
Okay – here’s a not so secret thing about me – I LOVE Denver Broncos football! And with a stadium skyline like this one (yes, I took this photo!), how could you not? Some of the self-proclaimed “Colorado natives” look down on me because I didn’t care about the Broncos...
