http://theleanleap.com Lean Business Solutions Mon, 07 May 2012 04:24:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theleanleap.com/2012/05/why-schools-and-small-businesses/ http://theleanleap.com/2012/05/why-schools-and-small-businesses/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 04:15:22 +0000 Byron http://theleanleap.com/?p=1576 People often ask us that question.  To many there doesn’t seem to be a connection.  The reality is that it comes down to our company’s passion.  Let me explain… The pillars of every community are its small businesses and public schools. This is where the folks in our community go to work.  This is where [...]]]> http://theleanleap.com/2012/05/why-schools-and-small-businesses/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2012/04/what-the-recession-subway-and-quiznos-can-teach-us-about-value-and-perfection/ http://theleanleap.com/2012/04/what-the-recession-subway-and-quiznos-can-teach-us-about-value-and-perfection/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:15:09 +0000 Byron http://theleanleap.com/?p=1383 What do your customers consider “value-add” or rather why do your customers choose to buy your services or products?  How can you increase or improve the delivery of that value? In LEAN Six Sigma we focus on increasing value and improving the delivery of value through reducing wasteful activities and eliminating variation.  LEAN companies strive [...]]]> http://theleanleap.com/2012/04/what-the-recession-subway-and-quiznos-can-teach-us-about-value-and-perfection/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2012/03/1455/ http://theleanleap.com/2012/03/1455/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 02:09:02 +0000 Byron http://theleanleap.com/?p=1455 What does LEAN efficiency principles have to do with choosing a tablet device?  More than you might think!  Check out our thoughts on purchasing an iPad compared to an Android based tablet, and learn a LEAN principle that you should always consider prior to investing in new technology.]]> http://theleanleap.com/2012/03/1455/feed/ 1 http://theleanleap.com/2012/03/how-lean-efficiency-works/ http://theleanleap.com/2012/03/how-lean-efficiency-works/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:59:01 +0000 Byron http://theleanleap.com/?p=1361 So how does LEAN work to improve your efficiency?  Why should you use LEAN instead of more traditional approaches to improving efficiency?  Well, let me take a few minutes to explain…]]> http://theleanleap.com/2012/03/how-lean-efficiency-works/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/business-planning-a-verb-not-a-noun-podcast/ http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/business-planning-a-verb-not-a-noun-podcast/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:59:34 +0000 Byron http://sterlingwebsites.com/newleanfrog/?p=833 http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/business-planning-a-verb-not-a-noun-podcast/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/leans-5-principles-and-4-rules-podcast/ http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/leans-5-principles-and-4-rules-podcast/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:58:55 +0000 Byron http://sterlingwebsites.com/newleanfrog/?p=831 http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/leans-5-principles-and-4-rules-podcast/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/things-you-need-to-know-about-buying-or-selling-a-business-podcast/ http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/things-you-need-to-know-about-buying-or-selling-a-business-podcast/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:57:22 +0000 Byron http://sterlingwebsites.com/newleanfrog/?p=827 http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/things-you-need-to-know-about-buying-or-selling-a-business-podcast/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/marketing-the-lean-way-less-cost-more-effective-podcast/ http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/marketing-the-lean-way-less-cost-more-effective-podcast/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:56:48 +0000 Byron http://sterlingwebsites.com/newleanfrog/?p=825 http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/marketing-the-lean-way-less-cost-more-effective-podcast/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/workplace-organization-podcast/ http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/workplace-organization-podcast/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:52:45 +0000 Byron http://sterlingwebsites.com/newleanfrog/?p=813 Is the physical organization of your workplace reducing your efficiency?  Does it seem that the more you clean and organize the mess keeps coming back?  Are you getting stressed just thinking about it?  Relax, the below podcasts outline a LEAN tool used to organize any environment (home, shop, or office) and keep it organized!  If [...]]]> http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/workplace-organization-podcast/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/a-lean-approach-to-sales-and-marketing-podcast/ http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/a-lean-approach-to-sales-and-marketing-podcast/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:46:33 +0000 Byron http://sterlingwebsites.com/newleanfrog/?p=804 http://theleanleap.com/2012/02/a-lean-approach-to-sales-and-marketing-podcast/feed/ 0