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Don’t Call It…Anything
Would lean be easier to teach and learn if it weren't called lean? If in fact it weren't labeled at…
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IMPROVEMENT KATA SHIPYARD EXAMPLE
An example of the Improvement Kata in action at a shipyard in Lithuania.
Watch video How Can Our Back Office Sustain Lean?
Dear Gemba Coach: The improvement program at the back office of the bank where I am a lean facilitator is…
Read article Are You Being SMART?
Coach Tracey Richardson shares five key qualities that should inform your A3 thinking.
Read article Visual Management – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Visualization is a good thing. We all know that. And many of us in the Lean Community practice it, to…
Read article Can you help us define the role of team leader?
Dear Gemba Coach: My lean team is creating a team leader role, and we are struggling to define this function…
Read article LEARNING HOW TO LEARN
Meryl Runion (creator of the SpeakStrong series of books) has a nice way of making things clear and understandable. This…
Watch video TK UNIFIED FIELD THEORY
This 11-minute audio SlideCast provides a terrific explanation of the Improvement Kata. It's almost like having Bill come to your…
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Real Lean vs. Fake Lean
Dear Gemba Coach: I am a lean consultant who is totally dedicated to applying the lean principles. Unfortunately most lean…
Read article THE FIVE COACHING KATA QUESTIONS
The Five Questions are a pattern and routine that's central to coaching the Improvement Kata.
Watch video Why Do Problem-Solving Projects Fail?
You've probably participated in problem-solving projects that have fallen short of expectations. Why did they fail? Eric Ethington, a fellow…
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