As you review your lean journey and plan for next year, get inspiration and practical information by reading, watching, and listening to our most popular Posts of 2021.
The Most Watched Video of 2021
Whether you’re new to coaching problem-solving or feel you’d benefit by reviewing the fundamentals, Art Smalley’s “Art of Lean on Problem-Solving, Part 1: Coaching” can help you. In this, the first of eight brief videos, Art asserts — and explains why — there’s no one-size-fits-all problem-solving approach.
The Year’s 5 Most Popular Lean Posts
- Standardized Work is a Goal to Work Toward, Not a Tool to Implement
by Jeffrey Liker
Standardized work can be an ugly thing in the hands of control-oriented bureaucrats and a beautiful thing when it enables creativity and continuous improvement, says Jeff Liker, adding that enabling bureaucracy takes more effort, but it is worth it. - The Toyota Way and Toyota Kata: How Do They Fit?
by Jeffrey Liker
Perhaps we can view the kata as a catalyst that juices scientific thinking, which is the engine that drives The Toyota Way. - Real Lean vs. Fake Lean
by Michael Ballé
The Gemba Coach considers the source and ramifications of this ongoing discussion, offering guidance on how to tell the difference between the two. - Achieve Your Deeper Goals Through Daily Work with Hoshin Kanri
by Jeffrey Liker
Hoshin kanri is a living process of planning, testing ideas, adapting, and learning, engaging everyone in the organization to apply scientific thinking toward meeting clear targets that help achieve strategic objectives. - The Lean Management System: The Key to Sustainability and CI
by Cameron Ford
To sustain the wins you achieve early in your lean transformation, you need a management system to build and maintain a culture of continuous improvement, says Joe Murli, CEO of The Muri Group.
2021’s Most Popular WLEI Podcast
Professor Jeffrey Liker discusses the new, second edition of his classic book The Toyota Way on WLEI, the LEI podcast.
