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		<title>Work/Life Balance is a Myth: Here is What You Can Do About It</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing at FastCompany, Craig Chappelow contends that the work/life balance –of even scales between home and work –is an idealistic myth. It is difficult to manage work and home, but there are some things that can be done to make it easier. Those include getting help on relationship problems, and to quit complaining about work [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5428279&amp;post=3455&amp;subd=neovistanewsfeed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>So You Want to be a Change Agent: Are You Weird Enough?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:17:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lonnie Wilson, the founder of Quality Consultants, has penned an interesting article over at Industry Week. In it, she discusses how those seeking to change a company must be a mix of two things: different enough to change the company, and credible enough to change the company. A simple, yet logical and credible way of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5428279&amp;post=3445&amp;subd=neovistanewsfeed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5S First?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lean Tools & Techniques]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Old Lean Dude writes about an Australian event heckler, who challenged him on the notion that 5S is a good starting place because it is easy. Bruce initially replied that different starting places were important for different companies. He later spoke with the heckler, saying that explaining TPS is easier when broken down, beginning [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5428279&amp;post=3465&amp;subd=neovistanewsfeed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Flying Robots Build a Six-Meter Tower</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[new products and technologies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The FRAC Centre in Orleans, France, has released a video showing their flying robots constructing a six-meter tall tower. These flying robots perform what is being called “Flight Assembled Architecture” and it is easy to see why. Preprogrammed flight patterns and extended feet help the flying robots from crashing into one another, and performing their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5428279&amp;post=3457&amp;subd=neovistanewsfeed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kaizen Events vs. Daily Continuous Improvement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Al Norval, writing over at Lean Pathways, deconstructs the myth that kaizen is only about improvement &#8220;events&#8221;. Mr. Norval explains that kaizen is a daily thing, and should embrace the scientific method, which causes people to question and see where things went wrong in an orderly and methodical way. Check out Mr. Norval’s post. Tagged: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5428279&amp;post=3447&amp;subd=neovistanewsfeed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The 5th Myth About the “Respect for People” Principle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[kaizen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workforce]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Adding to Jamie Flinchbaugh’s post about “Respect for People” myths, Jon Miller adds one of his own at Gemba Panta Rei: removing the “eighth waste” means utilizing creative ideas for kaizen. Good ideas must be separated from the bad, and focus must also be on the good that people can do for others. It isn’t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5428279&amp;post=3471&amp;subd=neovistanewsfeed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>4 Myths About the Principle “Respect for People”</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lean principle which advocates respect for people has gained substantial support in the last few years, but there are myths about the principle which Jamie Flinchbaugh takes to task. Those myths include avoiding conflicts and giving people autonomy, but not requiring accountability. Mr. Flinchbaugh explains that conflict leads to resolution, and failing to hold [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5428279&amp;post=3469&amp;subd=neovistanewsfeed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Value Stream Wrapping</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[5S & Visual Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A3]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Old Lean Dude recalls a lesson from a science professor who related to him that observation without sharing has no value. Value stream mapping doesn’t have to be a work of art, but it has to be legible, and it should focus on the subject, not making the map look good. Read the Old [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5428279&amp;post=3479&amp;subd=neovistanewsfeed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sharpen Your Focus by Selecting the Vital Few Breakthrough Objectives with Hoshin Kanri</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lean]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tim McMahon, writing at A Lean Journey, talks about the two kinds of changes that occur: small, incremental changes, and large, dramatic changes. While both matter, sometimes the larger, more dramatic changes are what lead to real breakthroughs. Check out Mr. McMahon’s informative post here. Tagged: culture, lean<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5428279&amp;post=3477&amp;subd=neovistanewsfeed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Case for Onshoring</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Fuchs</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[supply chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[offshoring]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guy Morgan, writing at IndustryWeek, makes a compelling argument for onshoring. Morgan contends that clear thinking is important as U.S. companies move forward. They must consider the total costs of making a product. Logistics matter. As wages and labor costs rise in other countries, the United States is prepared to meet the change with highly [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=neovistanewsfeed.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5428279&amp;post=3475&amp;subd=neovistanewsfeed&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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