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Kata Konfusion
Author and LEI faculty member Drew Locher explains why it is important when using the kata improvement methodology to not focus solely on key performance…
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Isn’t PDCA enough? Why do we always need to complicate things?
Dear Gemba Coach: Isn’t PDCA enough? Why do we always need to complicate things?
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Leadership Lessons from Rivian: a Clip from WLEI
In a clip from one of our most popular podcasts, LEI President Josh Howell talks with electric car manufacturer Rivian's CEO RJ Scaringe and Jim…
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Meeting Strategic Objectives
Turner Construction uses hoshin kanri (strategy deployment) and A3 problem-solving to create a management system that ensures it achieves its strategic business objectives.
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Ask Art: What Is the Biggest Cultural Change Barrier to Lean?
Art Byrne tackles the biggest cultural barrier to adopting lean practices in companies: the resistance of CEOs and senior management.
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Chief Engineer: the Ultimate Working Together Leadership Role
Discover why the chief engineer role is the pinnacle of leadership in product development, demanding exceptional communication, vision, and the ability to inspire diverse teams…
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We Have Been (Lean) Thinking
In the many years since we launched Lean Thinking, events amply confirm our long-held view that managers will try anything easy that doesnít work before…
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Real Leaders Think and Act Differently
Are your management routines and Gemba Walks suffering from the superficial observations of the day-tripper? Or are your leaders adding real value to your employees,…
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Governance Matters
"The very term “governance” seems somewhat antithetical to lean," writes Mark Hamel. "Yet...over my 20-plus years of lean learning, I’ve witnessed a lot of implementation…
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Passing the Baton
Jim Womack and John Shook reflect on passing the baton of leadership at the Lean Enterprise Institute
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Talking Lean with a Neuroscientist
How do we turn large, complicated, risky projects into catalysts for learning and innovation? Lean IT expert Steve Bell reflects on this question after an…
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All Lean Is Local
When I think about the idea of “all lean is local,” I think about the fundamental entry point questions for any lean thinker in any…
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The Age of Manipulating Customers is Over
In his latest column for the Post, Boaz Tamir explains how the business landscape has changed since consumers have become more and more conscious of…
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It's All About the Mindset on Gemba Walks
Darren Walsh believes that there are few things more critical to a successful gemba walk than the right mindset. Do you have the right one…
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The Real Lean Challenge: Levelling Production
Most lean practitioners focus primarily on the waste elimination aspect of Lean and ignore levelled production. In his second piece for the Post, Ian Glenday…
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Toyota the Bad Guy
Recently I am cornered frequently by beleaguered lean change agents eager to show me their scars inflicted by re-energized resistors. Lean naysayers have seized the…
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Lead from the Front, Lead from Behind
In my last letter I alluded to a common view in the Lean Community – shared by the broader business community at large – that…
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Lean thinkers tell me not to give answers but my sensei keeps telling me what to do; which is it?
Dear Gemba Coach: My experience is that if you want to get anything done you have to ask very specifically and follow up thoroughly. Now,…
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What's the lean take on learning?
Dear Gemba Coach: Our previous CEO used to preach “servant leadership,” but now’s he’s left and the new style is far more traditional command and…
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How do we get started with lean tools in new product development?
Dear Gemba Coach: My company already has a deep rooted lean culture. However, it would seem that the next evolution would be in my department,…
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