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Remember your school time, you still can learn from it today

You might wonder if the learning example from my last post is a contradiction to the pull principle. Late preparation can be understood as doing things at the latest possible moment, reducing...

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The dangers of waiting

Here is an example: Maybe you think it is time for a promotion in your job. The last promotion is long overdue in your own eyes, and your boss did not discuss the topic in the previous performance...

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3 Essentials when asking for help

Be careful, there are some things you need to consider before actively pulling. Your request must be justified. If you cannot deliver a good reason for it, it will fail. Your request must be modest. If...

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Make a list of favours you requested in the past

Exercise 10: Make a list of things or favours you wanted from others in the past. How did you request them? Were your requests justified, modest, and reciprocal? You can go a little more into the...

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Can you improve how you ask for help?

Exercise 11: Review your answers to the last exercise. Are conditions missing? Which condition could you drop by compensating with the other two? The three conditions for requests have also another...

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Define. Eliminate. Empower. Pull. Improve.

How can you memorize the 5 principles of Lean Self? It is easy: DEEP+ D – Define Value E – Eliminate Waste E – Empower Yourself P – Pull Value + – (Plus) Improve Continuously How do you like that…Read...

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Why the Pull Principle Beats the Law of Attraction

Today, I provide a “battle of ideas” to you. The opponents are: The Pull Principle (PP): Pull what is valuable for you. Do it actively. Do not expect that it happens without your action. [As defined by...

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The Winners: Lean Beyond Award 2013

Finally, I can present you the winners of the Lean Beyond Award 2013. Collecting candidates was not as easy as expected, but finally I got some nominations via my twitter feed. I hope you like my...

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What You Can Learn about Lean from the Game “Flappy Birds”

“Flappy Birds” is a Lean game. It delivers value (fun) to its target group (casual gamers) with minimum effort (game play and production cost) at a price accepted by the market (zero, if you do not...

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20’000 users: Free Android App CardBoard Index Cards

I’m happy to announce that CardBoard Index Cards has been dowloaded by 20’000 users! What else? It has a solid 4 star rating on Google Play now from 169 user ratings. Check out CardBoard Index Cards on...

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