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The Lean Post
The Lean Post
Sharing how the world is making things better through lean.
Dear Gemba Coach, Should A3s be used for solving organizational or
technical problems? More »
Dear Gemba Coach, Should A3s be used for solving organizational or
technical problems? More »
Profit and Cost At Toyota
Fresh off a tour of Japan where she observed how Toyota talks about costs and profit on the shop floor, LEI Chairperson Jean Cunningham shares thoughts and urges others to learn the language of financial outcomes. "Let’s learn the language of financial outcomes. Let’s conserve energy and benefit from the environmental improvements that lean offers by reducing waste of all kinds." More »
Calling a Time-Out for Coaches
What's the most effective approach to coaching? Lean coaches Mark Reich and Laura Mottola share practical approaches that include methods such as invoking struggle, providing support, and giving direction; while suggesting ways to consider when each approach might be optimal for the situation. More »
Any advice for a team with a new boss who doesn’t know lean but wants us to switch to agile instead?
Dear Gemba Coach, We have a new boss who doesn’t know lean and is asking
our lean team to switch to “agile” instead. Any advice? More »
Any advice for a team with a new boss who doesn’t know lean but wants us to switch to agile instead?
Dear Gemba Coach, We have a new boss who doesn’t know lean and is asking
our lean team to switch to “agile” instead. Any advice? More »
Why Traditional Farming Is Ripe for Disruption
Uber disrupted the taxi business. Netflix disrupted entertainment. Amazon disrupted retail. Is farming, that ancient industry, ripe for disruption? Indiana farmer Ben Hartman, author of The Lean Farm, has planted the seeds of a radical transformation. Watch now. More »
KAIZEN CHALLENGE: Lean Technical and Social Quiz
In this kaizen challenge, lean coach Jeff Smith invites you to help determine the optimal lot size to run through assembly. Please share your thoughts! More »
Tales Of Lean, Chapter One: Facing the Problem
What is the best way for a lean coach to support and guide her team? In this fictional tale of a lean leader, Sandrine Olivencia tees up questions raised by this story of how a company founder can best lead her team through a key challenge for the company. More »
Dear Gemba Coach, Should I bother with reading lean books, or just work
from experience? There are so many, and they seem to contradict each
other. Which ones should I start with? More »
Dear Gemba Coach, Should I bother with reading lean books, or just work
from experience? There are so many, and they seem to contradict each
other. Which ones should I start with? More »
Talking Coaching with Lean Sensei Crystal Davis, Rich Vellante, Josh Howell, and John Shook
In advance of the Lean Coaching Summit, coaches Josh Howell, Crystal Davis, John Shook, and Rich Vellante discuss the finer points of coaching others, including a working definition for lean coaching. More »
Talking About Lean: How Leaders Support Improvement With Words and Actions
In this comprehensive series of reflections, Lean Coach David Verble examines how the way managers and leaders talk to employees (and to each other) can contribute or be a barrier to, creating and sustaining a culture of engagement and continuous improvement. He explores healthy ways that managers can mindfully observe and improve how they lead employees. More »
Questions and Coaching on A3 Thinking
In this Q&A, LEI's Deborah McGee shares insights into A3 thinking and problem-solving: "The A3 Management process is really a way of thinking and a method of working with (using) problems as a vehicle for learning. The A3 process leads us to gain alignment across our teams and organization. It is a method through which we can coach and mentor others, leading by example and earning the authority to lead change, even when or if we’re not in a role with positional power." More »
Dear Gemba Coach, How do I implement 5S in our small but growing shop
where operators have the belief that everyone does things a little differently? More »
Dear Gemba Coach, How do I implement 5S in our small but growing shop
where operators have the belief that everyone does things a little differently? More »
How SBP Went From Intolerable Conditions to Constructive Discontent
In this keynote talk at the LEI summit, Zack Rosenburg of SBP talks about how this non-profit has evolved its thinking about defining and tackling problems, creating a culture of continuous improvement that views management as a noble profession. More »
Getting Home: Jacob and Claude Stoller Appreciate the Lean Lessons of this New Book
"Getting Home is a terrific book that puts lean to work on a problem that’s really significant. Let’s hope it’s an inspiration for architects and non-architects who want to make a difference," says Jacob Stoller, in a conversation with his father Claude, an architect and teacher with a passion for applying lean to this work. More »
Ask Art: How Can I Engage All Our Leaders to Learn and Teach Lean?
What's the best way to teach lean to your internal leaders? By forming teams who will learn by doing, shares Art Byrne. This will drive your gains, build great teamwork, and build the learning environment necessary to become a lean enterprise. More »
Dear Gemba Coach, On YouTube and in books there is a lot about A3
storyboards. Did you ever see them used to share people's plans and
check whether countermeasures were effective?… More »
Dear Gemba Coach, On YouTube and in books there is a lot about A3
storyboards. Did you ever see them used to share people's plans and
check whether countermeasures were effective?… More »
Go and See: Where The Magic Is
To reconnect with the reality of your business, go to the gemba, advises CEO Nicolas Chartier of Aramisauto. But to really experience the magic that happens, be sure to ask your people to display and visualize their flow, and you will discover unexpected opportunities for growth. More »
Cost Saving is Tired--Value Creation is Hot!
Lean affects financial outcomes--dramatically so in firms that incorporate widespread lean thinking over the long term, says LEI Chair Jean Cunningham. And yet she counsels you not to fixate on cost reduction or product cost. Look instead at the real numbers. More »
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Ask Art: How Can I Engage All Our Leaders to Learn and Teach Lean?
By Art Byrne
June 10, 2019 | 10 Comments
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