Last week I had the pleasure of participating in the Lean Transformation Summit in Carlsbad, California. It was the first time that I’d attended the all industry Summit in the United States, though I’ve been several […]
As I’ve written about in earlier posts, last spring I led a study trip to the Japanese “5S City” of Ashikaga to learn about how organizations in the town practice Lean management and how the concepts of “joy” and “revitalization” […]
Last week Mark Graban published a podcast on his website LeanBlog.org that we recorded recently about how living in Japan has shaped my perspective a Lean thinker and practitioner. I always enjoy talking with Mark and exchanging thoughts […]
Last spring I led a study trip to the Japanese town of Ashikaga, which considers itself to be the “5S Mecca of the world”, to learn about how organizations in the town practice Lean management and […]
Getting out of the habits of telling and showing up as the “expert” are two of the most important habits to break if you want to create an organization filled with problem solvers. Lean Post Roundup […]
It’s that time of year again for reflection and resetting of goals and intentions -the “Check-Adjust” and “Plan” parts of the Plan-Do-Check-Adjust (PDCA) Cycle. If you are working on your own reflection process, you may find […]
Endings, beginnings and reflections 2016 ended with with joy and sadness, with my family coming together to celebrate the holidays and with my father passing away shortly afterward. It’s been a powerful experience. I had intended […]
Earlier this year I led a Lean study trip to the Japanese town of Ashikaga, which considers itself to be the “5S Mecca of the world”. As I wrote about in the first part of […]
What was the thinking that led up to the development of the Toyota Way in 2001? I asked my friend Mr. Isao Yoshino, a 40-year Toyota leader, this question and he shared his thinking with me […]
Is your organization fit or flabby? Is your organization fit or flabby? That’s the provocative question that Dan Markovitz asks in his book Building the Fit Organization: Six Core Principles for Making Your Company Stronger, […]
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