“Professional life. Personal life. Social life. They are often treated as separate entities, but our lives and insights cannot be segregated. Work / life balance is a false dichotomy; compartmentalization is not sustainable. It forces life’s professional, personal, and social… — Jim Benson Copy Share
“Professional life. Personal life. Social life. They are often treated as separate entities, but our lives and insights cannot be segregated. Work / life balance is a false dichotomy; compartmentalization is not sustainable. It forces life’s professional, personal, and social elements to vie for attention, bringing with them seemingly competing expectations and goals. When we compartmentalize our lives, these elements… — Jim Benson Copy Share
“Revisiting the freeway analogy, consider what makes the roadway flow. Is it the cars, or the space between the cars? If there were no cars, there would be nothing to flow. If there was no space, the cars could not move. It’s that balance between cars and open space that gives us flowing traffic. That open space is called “slack.”… — Jim Benson Copy Share
“Personal Kanban depicts a wealth of information. It shows you: What you want. What you do. How you do it. Who you do it… — Jim Benson Copy Share Image
“All too often companies respond to business needs by shopping for “proven” solutions, repeatable processes to achieve a desired outcome. They call these “best… — Jim Benson Copy Share Image
“As you watch work flow through your value stream, you’ll see where work moves smoothly, where work is slowing down, or where work comes… — Jim Benson Copy Share Image
“We shouldn’t view our work as a series of isolated events. Static. Unique. Only vaguely related. The fact is, those presumably isolated events combine… — Jim Benson Copy Share Image
“Capacity: How much stuff will fit Throughput: How much stuff will flow They are not synonymous. All” — Jim Benson Copy Share Image
“We’re all guilty of this, squandering our precious time merely trying to get by. We sequester joy for our evenings and weekends, scheduling time… — Jim Benson Copy Share Image
“Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Let me do and I understand. ~Confucius The” — Jim Benson Copy Share Image
“If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future, look into your present actions.… — Jim Benson Copy Share Image
