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What’s the Problem?: Andrew Lingel Discusses Transforming a Family Business through Knowledge, Grit, and Outrage
In this What's the Problem? podcast with Matt Savas, President Andrew Lingel of United Plastic Fabricating shares how he helped…
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Ask Art: How Useful is Six Sigma and the Black Belts and Green Belts that Come with It?
Several specific examples demonstrate why lean continuous improvement practices are usually superior to six sigma for solving problems.
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Building a Learning Organization: How Kata Empowers Team Members to Achieve Organizational Goals
This brief enhanced presentation explains how Improvement and Coaching Kata helps organizations foster a culture of continuous improvement through scientific…
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How Lean Thinking and Practices Can Help You Prepare for and Rebound from a Crisis
As the world emerges from the depths of the pandemic, the Lean Sensei Women share how lean can help you…
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Ukrainian Resilience: How Lean is Helping Companies Cope with War, Part 1
A real-time discussion with the Lean Institute Ukraine President shows how leveraging lean thinking and practices help companies adapt to…
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Handling the Heat of the Kitchen: A WLEI Podcast
Hear how LEI coaches helped a flagship restaurant's kitchen staff find and eliminate waste in their work processes, which led…
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Saving $30,000 Worth of Clams with a $5 Cup
Learn how a manager and a fry cook tackled a food waste problem with a simple solution.
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How Organizations Can Increase Profitability While Improving the Work Environment
A restaurant’s management team discovers that enabling cooks to stay focused on value creation improves business performance and makes them…
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Embracing Regret for Better Living: A WLEI Podcast with author Dan Pink
LEI chats with author Dan Pink about his new book and how it relates to retrospective outlooks and continuous improvement.
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Ask Art: How Much Time Does It Take to Complete a Lean Transformation?
Though you can never be "finished" with the essential work of creating a continuous improvement culture, here are a few…
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Helping Companies Thrive by Creating Good Jobs
Two case studies and a detailed discussion of The Good Jobs Strategy show how investing in creating good jobs results…
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Finding a Countermeasure to the Great Resignation in Making Jobs Better
Watching an associate improve his work process prompts some ideas on how to attract and retain employees who are at…
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