The Lean Post
Sharing how the world is making things better through lean thinking and practice.
Sharing how the world is making things better through lean thinking and practice.
Executive Leadership
Building a Learning Organization with Kata
Baptist Memorial Hospital uses kata to build an “army of problem solvers.” Here’s the “meta-routine” they follow and a few results they’ve achieved.
Video by Lean Leaper
Watch videoHelpful Coaching? Part One: Who Says What’s Helpful?
David Verble, a lean practitioner and Lean Enterprise Institute faculty member, offers advice for what kind of coaching is helpful for people with problem solving responsibility — and what isn’t.
Article by David Verble
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Coach’s Corner: Designing the Entire Value Stream From Concept to Product End Life
Creating an environmentally-conscious value stream can be done with LPPD principles in mind. Just ask Katrina Appell, who explains how LPPD can help reduce both your cost and carbon footprint.
Article by Katrina Appell
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Operations
Article by Karen Gaudet and Jonathan Katz
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Coaching
Podcast by Mike Orzen and John Shook
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Operations
What is the Theory of Constraints, and How Does it Compare to Lean Thinking?
Article by Sergio Rattner
