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Confessions of an Aspiring Coach
What I have found most striking about how managers approach building their coaching skills is the need to be more…
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Are You Learning to Learn Faster? A Conversation with Steve Spear
Learning to close the gap in our learning cycle is critical to keeping our promises and achieving our goals, argues…
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We mapped a process, improved it, but six months later, performance is as bad as it was before – what are we missing?
Dear Gemba Coach: We’ve drawn the value-stream map of one of our complex production processes (17 steps), identified the key…
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Ask Art: What’s Wrong with Organizing By Function?
While you might be able to survive and be profitable using a traditional functional structure the fact is that you…
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Cardboard, Duct Tape, and String: The Do-First Mindset & Meaning of Kaizen
Whatever field you work in, if you are responsible for kaizen in your company, strive for making quick changes in…
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Ep. 11 Closing the Learning Gap with Steven Spear
Today's podcast features a conversation about closing learning gaps between LEI's CEO Eric Beuhrens and Steve Spear. Steve is author…
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React Less and Improve More by Using SPC More Effectively
When we stop reacting to “noise” in a metric, we can better focus our improvement efforts, waste less time, and…
Read article What’s your definition of lean?
Dear Gemba Coach: My company is adopting lean, which has so many definitions that I find it confusing. What's your…
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Sensing the Gemba
The next time you show up at the gemba to do a “go and see,” take a personal assessment of…
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Fresh Eyes Bring Lean Problems into Clarity
“Fresh eyes” reviews are an indispensible part of developing new value. It’s amazing what you can learn from the input…
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As Toast Kaizen Turns 20, Bruce Hamilton Shares How This Famous Video Came About
Watch this "director's cut" video by Bruce Hamilton sharing the backstory behind what has become a classic lean resource: Toast…
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From Port to Plate: How Legal Sea Foods Is Improving Through Lean
Legal Sea Foods is working with LEI to help launch a movement to change everything about the way traditional restaurants…
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