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Shook Addresses Current State of Lean Thinking After U.S-Turkey Tiff Compels Keynote Countermeasure
Indefatigable presenter John Shook quickly made this video as a countermeasure to being denied entry to Turkey, where he was…
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If lean really is about innovation, why does so much of it seem to be about logistics?
Dear Gemba Coach: If lean really is about innovation, why does so much of it seem to be about logistics,…
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The Time for Healthcare Leaders to Implement Lean Is Now – Stat!
Pioneering healthcare leaders have demonstrated that lean applied to healthcare can help solve the problems of quality, delivery of care,…
Read article Want Better Employees? Be a Better Employer.
Every nation in the world is on a quest to create more jobs. As they should be. But, we don’t…
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Organization Follows a Lean-like Vision for Eradicating Poverty
Meet the anti-poverty movement's Taiichi Ohno.
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ASK ART: “Why do you say lean is all about people?”
Lean is all about people, says author and former CEO Art Byrne, who has been successfully turning around companies for…
Read article What does “separation of human work and machine work” mean?
Dear Gemba Coach: I’ve been trying to learn more about Jidoka and I keep coming across references to “separation of…
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7 Elements of Quality on the Shop Floor
"How do you lean out a quality approach that can work on the shop floor (maybe even compatible in a…
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The Lean Bakery: A Q&A with 365’s Staff
In their first interview with The Lean Post, Leo and Agus Tena, children of the authors of the new LEI…
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What Too Many Leaders Get Wrong with Coaching Kata
Think you can dive headfirst into Coaching Kata with your direct reports? Think again.
Read article When should we do an A3 or use a different problem-solving tool?
Dear Gemba Coach: I would really appreciate your perspective on the following: (1) When should we do an A3 for…
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