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/2012/02/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/2011/08/have-you-seen-my-stapler/ http://theleanleap.com/2011/08/have-you-seen-my-stapler/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:53:18 +0000 Byron http://leanmachineradio.com/?p=640 Your work environment will either IMPROVE from today’s standard or ERODE.  It definitely will not stay the same!  That means that if your looking for that stapler today… well, you more than likely will look for it again in the future.    When you consider not only our physical work space but also consider the [...]]]> http://theleanleap.com/2011/08/have-you-seen-my-stapler/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2011/07/how-organized-are-you/ http://theleanleap.com/2011/07/how-organized-are-you/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:19:45 +0000 Byron http://leanmachineradio.com/?p=516 A few months ago we did a show on a lean tool used to develop workplace organization – 5S. This simple tool uses a 5 step process to organize your physical environment to help you be more efficient.  The 5 Steps include: Sort – Go through and discard unused items.  Distinguish between what is need [...]]]> http://theleanleap.com/2011/07/how-organized-are-you/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2011/06/and-the-winner-is/ http://theleanleap.com/2011/06/and-the-winner-is/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:58:28 +0000 Byron http://leanmachineradio.com/?p=438 http://theleanleap.com/2011/06/and-the-winner-is/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2011/05/so-what-do-i-do-with-this-stuff/ http://theleanleap.com/2011/05/so-what-do-i-do-with-this-stuff/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 02:44:12 +0000 Byron http://leanmachineradio.com/?p=392 Once you’ve decided to get your workplace organized using the lean tool 5S (as discussed in prior episodes of our show) you no doubt will come across items that you no longer need or use, but that you feel are just too valuable to throw away.  I recommend two approaches to help justify getting rid [...]]]> http://theleanleap.com/2011/05/so-what-do-i-do-with-this-stuff/feed/ 0 http://theleanleap.com/2011/02/taking-control-of-your-workspace-with-5s/ http://theleanleap.com/2011/02/taking-control-of-your-workspace-with-5s/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:44:11 +0000 Byron http://leanmachineradio.com/?p=3 http://theleanleap.com/2011/02/taking-control-of-your-workspace-with-5s/feed/ 3 http://theleanleap.com/2011/02/take-control-of-your-email/ http://theleanleap.com/2011/02/take-control-of-your-email/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:56:08 +0000 Byron http://leanmachineradio.com/?p=155 Over the last week or so I’ve had the opportunity to talk to several business people in North Alabama doing research for the show.  In the course of the conversation I asked a couple of questions:  How many emails do you have in your INBOX? How many of those emails haven’t been opened? I got [...]]]> http://theleanleap.com/2011/02/take-control-of-your-email/feed/ 0