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Beyond Problem-Solving: Other Facets of the A3 Process You Should Know and Practice
If you or your team think the A3 process is only a problem-solving tool, think again. “There is a lot…
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Lean Accounting is about Respect for People
The author recalls his first experience in learning first-hand the importance of providing easily understandable information to the people who…
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Ask Art: Why Do Most Companies Think Of Lean as Just a Cost Reduction Program?
We shouldn’t be surprised at all that most companies approach lean as a cost reduction program, when it really is…
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The Real Secret to Success with the A3 Process: It is as Much a Social Process as a Technical Problem-solving One
Part one of a seven-part series. Learn how the A3 process is about more than problem-solving, along with the other…
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How Lean Experts Create a Pipeline for Leadership Talent
Developing a pipeline for diverse leadership talent is a key principle for leading companies--and the topic of a session led…
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The Art of Lean: Must-Knows for Coaching the Corrective-Action Phase of Problem-Solving, Part 2
Part 2 of 2. Building from part 1, Art further explains the A.D.P. methodology by exploring how it applies to…
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Creating a Lean Quoting Process to Support Your Lean Transformation, Part 2
When you view your lean transformation as a growth strategy, you’ll want to develop a lean quoting process that responds…
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Lessons Shared On Learning to Lead; and Leading to Learn
In her new book, Katie Anderson argues that, "being a leader means clearly defining a challenge or target for your…
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Lean in Lean Thinkers to Root Out Racial Inequity
A lean leader calls on other lean thinkers to leverage humble inquiry and other problem-solving tools to eradicate the waste…
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Why Product Focus is Customer Focus
How can you know your entire organization is aligned around delivering best in class value to your customer? Your product…
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The Art of Lean: Must-Knows for Coaching the Corrective-Action Phase of Problem-Solving, Part 1
Art Smalley, president of Art of Lean, Inc., shares a problem-solving coaching tip that he developed and likes to use…
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Lean Roundup: Hoshin Kanri
Hoshin Kanri, described as "a management system that allows the organization to quickly and effectively adjust its priorities while engaging…
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