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Mapping Out Your Gemba Walks
"Gemba walks may sound like Lean 101 but they still require 110% of your undivided attention," writes Andrew Quibell. "And…
Read article Small Batch: Hand-Picked Articles from the Global Lean Community (Vol. 4)
Our picks for the best high-impact learning stories and columns from Planet Lean.
Read article Personal Kanban: You Can’t Manage What You Can’t See
Think personal kanban can't be applied to knowledge work? Think again. Drawing on examples from Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria…
Read article Goodyear’s Great Year: An LPPD Success Story
Lean product and process development (LPPD) successes can be found at companies of every size and industry - such as…
Read article Just a Fish Stick: The Perils of Forcing Your Change Agenda onto Others
Change agendas may look good on paper, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're foolproof. Brent Wahba shares his thoughts on…
Read article Why you can’t convince your boss to support lean activities, unless …
Dear Gemba Coach: I work as a deployment champion in a manufacturing company, but I don’t have the support of…
Read article Practical Guidance for Using Humble Inquiry in PDCA Problem Solving and Coaching
David Verble, a Toyota veteran and LEI faculty member, explains to lean coaches and continuous improvement professionals why "Humble Inquiry"…
Read article Ford’s Focus: Lean Lessons from the Recession’s Greatest Success Story
After listening to Jim Morgan talk about Ford Motor Company's lean turnaround strategy during the Great Recession, Cam Ford (no…
Read article Just-in-Time Roundup: Great Lean Reads from Across the Web (Vol. 12)
Our latest compilation of lean reads from around the web, this time featuring articles from Stanford Medicine, the Association for…
Read article Are You Responsible for Two Key Fobs?
In her first Lean Post article, Syngenta Continuous Improvement Lead Kelly Moore muses on a recent experience at a rental…
Read article Gemba Walking on Mars
Lean is all around us in our daily lives - including at the movies, as Lean Institute Brasil president Jose…
Read article Lean Thinking and My Navy Experience
When you think of lean organizations, does the U.S. Navy come to mind? Probably not, but it's an organization with…
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