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Social Media for Supporting Projects

Hal — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:45:36 +0000

I did an interview with Bas de Baar via Skype video. We discussed how my company is using collaborative tools in support of our clients' projects. Enjoy!

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Post tags: collaboration, lean, teams

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Pursuing an Elegant Foreword

Hal — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:46:54 +0000

Did you catch the Foreword to In Pursuit of Elegance? Guy Kawasaki wrote, "Less is the new more." Easy to learn: symmetry, seduction, subtraction, and sustainability. Very valuable to do. Step 1: Read Matt's book!! just 140 keystrokes.

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Lean Project Blog 50 Posts and Growing

Hal — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:48:18 +0000

The Lean Project Coaches hit the 50 posts mark on Friday. Quite a milestone for just 6 weeks blogging at Coaches Corner. They are writing on all aspects of lean projects. Tap into that for your projects.

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Beginner’s Mind Leads to Mastery

Hal — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:26:18 +0000

Chris Slivon shares a bit of her journey in being a lean coach in the post
Knowing and Not Knowing where she and others write for Lean Project Consulting's Coaches Corner.

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Do You Kaizen?

Hal — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:33:46 +0000

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Daily improvement to make our jobs safer, easier and more interesting is a corner-stone for Toyota. My colleague Rebecca Bettler describes how Quick 'n'Easy kaizen is even more powerful when it's team sport. Read A Hidden Beauty…

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Post tags: kaizen, Team sport, Toyota

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Learn about TWI the Basis of Lean

Hal — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:25:04 +0000

Learn about the TWI approach from the only Senior Master Trainer in the US. Patrick Graupp will introduce you to this landmark program: Webinar.

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Do You Have an OASiS for Planning on Your Project?

Hal — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:14:07 +0000

Adopt this mnemonic for your project environment. Thanks Matt for writing about it.

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Start using Project Management Hash Tags on Twitter

Hal — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:08:43 +0000

Raven is consolidating project management hash tags for use on Twitter. Thank you Raven!

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All Ya Gotta Do Is Ask

Hal — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:48:48 +0000

Read the latest story of how green meets lean, or should I say kaizen? It's a Wall St Journal article that you don't want to miss.

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Let’s Speak so We Can Be Understood

Hal — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:49:43 +0000

It irks me when people play games with their writing. It wastes the readers' time, turns them off to what one has to say, and creates idealogical warfares. Write clearly…for the readers. Sorry for this outburst. Let's speak (and write) so we can be understood. Our projects will benefit from that.

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Multi-task Your Way to Mediocrity

Hal — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:07:42 +0000

Jason Fried at 37 Signals offers his reflection, "Things suck when you don’t give them your full attention." Read his post.

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Goals You Never Hear About

Hal — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:17:22 +0000

These are the times for big goals. It bugs me to hear people say, "Can Obama get out of Gitmo by year's end? Why would he set that goal if he doesn't know?" The people who ask these questions set the kind of goals Seth speaks about. The goals don't screw up and don't look foolish, not the kind of goal-setting to be remarkable. Keep it up Mr. President.

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