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Want Your Organization to Survive Over the Long Haul? Value Process Over Results
"There are two ways to run your business," writes Doc Hall. "Focus on value, or focus on results... Interestingly, when…
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Can creative people, like product developers, follow such a structured method such as lean?
Dear Gemba Coach: For product development you need creative (maybe even chaotic) people. Are those people suited to follow such…
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Just-In-Time Roundup: Great Lean Reads from Across the Web (Vol. 2)
Check out our editors' picks for great lean reads you may have missed, featuring stories from The Atlantic, The New…
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Using TWI Job Instruction to Supplement CDC Guidelines
"Healthcare organizations across the country have been implementing lean practice into their work, but not without some resistance," writes Patrick…
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Jim Morgan on What It Takes to Transform An Organization’s Product Development System
Jim Morgan, Senior Advisor for Product and Process Development at LEI, shares his view of what's required for organizations to…
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Digital Marketing: What’s the Problem?
"Digital marketers need to make sure their departments are working together and that [users] are brought into the decision-making process…
Read article What do you actually do on the gemba?
Dear Gemba Coach: What is it you actually do on the gemba?
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10 RULES FOR FAILING WITH TOYOTA KATA
Looking for tips to successfully practice the Improvement Kata and Coaching Kata in your organization? In this month's Kata SlideShare…
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Lean Thinking and Information Flow
"Most of my career has been spent on making the production floor more efficient, i.e. the delivery of a product,"…
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For Distribution Managers, Lean Means a Sea Change in Roles
Making the leap to lean management in the warehouse or the supply chain requires the same kind of cultural shift…
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Lean & Scrum: Complementary Methods with a Shared Lineage
Lean coach Steve Bell shares his thoughts on Jeff Sutherland's presentation at the Lean IT Summit earlier this month in…
Read article My boss has asked me to take on the sensei role for the company. What does that mean?
Dear Gemba Coach: How do I become a sensei? My boss has asked me to act in the sensei role…
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