Jordan Leytem

Hungry for Lean Knowledge

OLD DAWGS! I’ve been in contact with the legends @Adam Hoots and @Mike Chiles recently and they had a great idea: crowd source knowledge from the old dawgs. What I’m looking for specifically are book recs for lean methods or leadership as well. I want to be like a sponge with this stuff. To this point I really only have LinkedIn learning courses under my belt so I’m really trying to expand my horizon and do more than just dip my toes in the water. Send me all the recs you have, thank you in advance!! -Nick Scozzaro

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I love reading, so hopefully this is a good start. Patrick Lencioni - Ideal Team Player The Motive Five Dysfunctions of a Team The Advantage Jocko Willink - Extreme Ownership Arbinger Institute - Leadership and Self-Deception Anatomy of Peace Not leadership, but helpful for leaders Paul Akers - 2 Second Lean Lean Life I lead with my faith forward, so in the Bible as well.

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@Heather Ormonde I have not read it yet, but I have the book now based on someone else recommending to me.

Heather Ormonde

Nov '25 •

A lack of respect for people and the affects to productivity at work.

When people just read rude trigger words at work are 5X more likely to miss information, take longer to make decisions and make significantly more errors. If we want our trades to start sharing information we need to make civility a minimum expectation. Stress is the #1 reason people are not civil in the workplace. Positive affects on people when respect is demonstrated in the workplace: 56% Healther, 92% more focus, 55% more engaged. https://youtube.com/shorts/9lLqGTmDdQc?si=w-bgnnTw79QVzD_2

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This is so true. The way we speak can easily take someone out of their window of tolerance, even if our message isn't meant to harm. Being kind goes a long way.

Justin Uyar

Oct '25 •

The word 'lean'

Thinking about part of our conversation last night; I feel like the word 'lean' has the tendency to immediately alienate folks or at the very least throw up a mental block. Are we lean? Are we not lean? What is that lean stuff? What do y'all think is a better word for how we use the word 'lean' now?

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I think of LEAN as a philosophy more than practices. I think when LEAN is used as a set of practices, that’s when it becomes too rigid for most people. If you look at our base source, TPS, you can w those tools is various ways. Most people though think of LCI and having to do it exactly like them to be LEAN. Maybe we need to stop talking process, and starting talking about the ethos of LEAN.

De Hardenburg

Nov '25 •

Saturday morning truck talk.

Different version for a truck talk. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1BGK88tQJR/?mibextid=wwXIfr Let me know if this works.

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If someone sings a truck talk we are taking this thing to the next level 😂. @James Gable this will brings the views way up. But real talk. Should we get our truck talks on other platforms too? Facebook/Tik Tok/Instagram?

Justin Uyar

Oct '25 •

Technical Foundation

Thinking about our conversation last night; everyone is all about this "AI" computer stuff now. From a foundational skillset/knowledge perspective what's one thing you'd make every FE (or entry level field manager) the "old school" way?

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I’ve had a leader who says, “you need to know the rules before you break them”. AI is here to stay, but learning the basic, in the “old fashion way”, will only make your use of AI better. If your only relying on a tool to do the thinking for you, your not really building, your only checking boxes.

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