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Mike Thelen

@mdthelen

20 years progressive Management experience, Project Management experience, Lean training from past Toyota leaders, 15+ years of Lean implementation.

 Aberdeen, SD
Joined March 2011
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CamScanner@CamScanner5 Sep 2019
Breaking News: Camscanner is now back on GOOGLE PLAY PLEASE UPGRADE to VERSION 5.12.5 ASAP Share to your friends, guys. Leave your comments below and tell us you are still with us. It's time for me to reward our loyal users.
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Kolby@kolbeck1sg23 Apr 2019
#SLEAN2019 Jess Orr is an awesome keynote! Well worth hearing her message on CI and Respect for People!
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Getting Lean. #SLean2019
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My #AMESanDiego selfie - with @ronpereira after wrapping up an in-person podcast for @GembaAcademy. Awesome to see and meet so many #lean connections at @AMEConnect’s annual conference.
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Tom Hartman sharing his years of #leadership insights from AutoLiv and coaching healthcare companies on behalf of @HCValue at #AMESanDiego @AMEConnect #lean #leadership
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Gary Peterson@GaryP6030 Oct 2018
"Good leaders do not create followers. They create more good leaders." - Tom Hartman #AMESanDiego
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Lauren Wyeth@Xoh14 Jun 2018
#HCSummit18 - Keynote @JohnToussaintMD says the purpose of a lean/CI/KPO team is to "coach to capability". @ClevelandClinic CI team agrees! #theccim
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Book clubs can be a great way to learn & reflect. Good example from Fuji Xerox Australia planet-lean.com/driving-lean…
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Michael@Michael_Balle23 Nov 2017
TPS is not a set of principles, it’s a system of hard things to do that make you more competitive if you challenge and #kaizen every day
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The greatest cost in organizations is not material, labor, or overhead. It's unnecessary complexity. Minimize, organize, simplify.
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"Improvement moves at the speed of trust." Great quote from @HealthDoers during webinar on physician engagement. @HCValue @StanfordCERC
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Speaking @ & chairing a summit in Boston this week so I figured it was high-time to finish my presentation! 😳#procrastination #lovepressure
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アリス@JarmanJoel23 May 2017
Replying to @SiouxlandLean
@siouxlandlean Key critical culture changes must take root before implementing company management systems #SLean2017
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Replying to @dordtuniversity
@dordtcollege well represented at the Siouxland Lean Conference. ProTech here, and I'm sharing basics in a breakout. Great day! #slean2017
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Erica Vonk@erica_vonk23 May 2017
"Is the work you are doing providing value for your organization?" - Tom Wieck #SLean2017
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Erica Vonk@erica_vonk23 May 2017
"Lean makes you externally focused on what the customer wants, start there to build upon" - @dalezevenbergen #SLean2017
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Erica Vonk@erica_vonk23 May 2017
@flinchbaugh "Systems are more affective than good intentions" #SLean2017
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Erica Vonk@erica_vonk23 May 2017
@flinchbaugh "Don't take criticism private as everyone else observed you tolerate it - make it public appropriately" #SLean2017
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Erica Vonk@erica_vonk23 May 2017
"Don't change a culture by sending people to training - need to plan, do, study, adjust" - @flinchbaugh #SLean2017
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