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Pardon me for tooting my team's horn. I'm quite proud of my colleagues' efforts at sharing their views and wisdom at delivering design and construction projects on a lean basis. The group is blogging at Coaches Corner. Each has their own blog. Their writing somewhat overlaps, but they each have a specialty.

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Here are 5 of the latest subjects and quotes:

Personal Pull, by Matt Horvat

"I've found a new way to work that is really effective for me…To get started, I worked really hard to get caught up, and now only accept work that fits within my schedule. If I can't do it I'll negotiate with whoever is requesting the work. What I find is that I have much more energy this way. I am pulling work into my life rather than having it pushed on me."

Keep Your (Last Planner®) Phase Plans Current, by John Draper

"Your phase plan(s) should represent the current best vision of how your project will unfold. Otherwise, they will soon become irrelevant for managing the project and will be ignored by the project team."

Going and Seeing in Arizona, by Christine Slivon

"(My friend) said, "That's chicory." My immediate thought was, that's not chicory, chicory is blue. But, since she's a good friend and since I have lean training, I stopped myself from blurting out, "you're wrong." Later in the day, we consulted our wildflower guide book, and there it was, desert chicory, white as snow. Checking a definitive source which you both trust is a good way to avoid an argument."

Recognizing Small Improvements, by Rebecca Bettler

"(While) people are accustomed to making (Quick and Easy) improvements, they are just not accustomed to recognizing that they do it. Once they begin to recognize these improvements, they can begin to document and share them."

Lean at Home? by Roberto Charron

"As I walk around the grocery store without a shopping list, I begin to see the waste in my trip. A little bit more planning and I would not be buying whatever looks good. I could have a plan, then next week make it better. So, I begin to wonder, what else is causing waste in my week."

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