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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View Article3 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...
View ArticleMake 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...
View ArticleCan 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...
View ArticleDefine. 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleWhat 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...
View Article20’000 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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