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Lean at Heart: Kanban
The underlying principles of lean can be found everywhere in daily life. In this article Masia Goodman identifies examples of…
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How A3 Presentations Help Us Build Teamwork
CEO Nicolas Chartier shares a huge benefit of regular use of A3 among his team: "You realize as a CEO…
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5S Is a Way of Thinking and Practice
It would be impossible to find a valid description of lean that does not include the importance of 5S for…
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20. Coachable: Two Conversations Built on Trust, Inspiration, Experimentation and Transformation.
Meet two influential voices in my own coaching practice: Paul Serafino who first engaged me in a coaching way in…
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Why We Believe that Lean is More Than A Manufacturing Approach
Is Lean thinking a thing of the past from glorious manufacturing times in the late twentieth century? Or, on the…
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The Power of Inspiration
Lean thinker Paige Henry shares a call to action: let’s get our leaders and people to realize “it’s about the…
Read article 19. Building A Fearless Organization: An interview with Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson
How can one create a safe workplace where all employees are encouraged and expected to take ownership of their work?…
Listen to podcast Where can I find information about visual management?
Dear Gemba Coach: I can’t find much written about visual management although it seems an important part of lean –…
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Want Better Relations and Results from Suppliers? Hear Two Execs Explain the Benefits of “Matched Pair” Leadership
New products and service development does not stop at the exterior walls of your company. Outside suppliers play critical roles,…
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How Hoshin Kanri Aligns Your Key Organizational Systems
To build the culture and develop the complementary systems that connect your company's strategic and operational plans, consider how they…
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A few weeks ago, during a day-long meeting with an executive management team, the topic of standardized work came up … again.…
Read article 18. What’s the Problem: An Interview with GE Appliance’s Rich Calvaruso on Solving Problems through Improving the Work
An Interview with GE Appliance’s Rich Calvaruso on Solving Problems through Improving the Work
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