Level set lean training for your team easily, quickly, and cost effectively.

20 years ago Lantech was featured in the book Lean Thinking. This is a candid look at CEO Jim Lancaster's personal transformation as a leader and an in-depth, business case study of Lantech’s lean transformation.

This book not only details the great results from daily management, but goes beyond that to show how to engage your team.

A proven lean thinker and leader, he has deep executive experience in healthcare, engineering, government, and higher education.

Former CEO John Shook, now senior advisor and executive chairman, remains active with LEI and the lean community,

Reserve space today at these in-depth workshops for sharpening critical skills in how to use A3s, tie together islands of improvement, manage kaizen events, and apply the 5 dimensions of organizational change:

• Lean Management System, Nov. 7, Cambridge, MA, at LEI
• Managing Kaizen Events, Nov. 8-9, Cambridge, MA, at LEI
• Managing to Learn, Nov. 14, Cambridge, MA, at LEI
• Understanding Lean Transformation, Nov. 16, Cambridge, MA, at LEI

Pierre Nadeau of soulsmithing.com talks about learning new skills, and phases of learning called "Shu Ha Ri." Those phases are only theoretical landmarks, of course, but thinking of them provides a useful sense of how skill progression often works.

Womacks's Latest Yokoten: Jim Womack on where lean has failed and why not to give up

Lean has changed the world in many ways, even though the original vision of its founding fathers has failed to materialize. Jim discusses why, as a movement, we shouldn’t give up and review our strategy instead.

Learn how companies are using Lean Product & Process Development (LPPD) to create a sustainable system for consistently delivering great products and profitable value streams.

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Get the support and expertise you need to be self-reliant – online and for free – with Michael Ballé, who has more than 20 years’ experience helping companies make lean management transformations and coaching the executives who lead them.