Lean Leadership Learning Tour
See how Toyota, GE Appliances, and Summit Polymers build leaders who make lean succeed. Learn what works, avoid common pitfalls, and bring home insights you can apply immediately.
May 11-14, 2026 | Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky
What is Lean Thinking & Practice?
Rooted in purpose, people, and process, Lean Thinking & Practice is a practical way to create more value with fewer resources.
I want to know how lean thinking can help me with
- Operations
- Product & Process Development
- Administration & Support
- Problem-Solving
- Coaching
- Executive Leadership
- Line Management
Gather some knowledge
The Lean Post
The Latest
Executive Leadership
Four Moments from the 2026 Lean Summit that Stayed with Me
Article by Art Smalley
Executive Leadership
The Management System Your Organization Doesn’t Know It Needs
Article by Josh Howell
Product & Process Development
Automation, AI, and the Risk of Doing Things Efficiently That Should Not Be Done at All
Article by Eric Ethington
Featured Podcast
Executive Leadership
The Management Brief | TPS Taken to Companies across the UK
Article, Podcast by Julian Ball, Josh Howell, Mark Reich and Simon Rowley
Featured Video
Executive Leadership
Lean AI Webinar: A New Way to Learn, Practice, and Apply Lean Thinking
Video, Webinar by Tyson Heaton, John Shook and Art Smalley
Featured Article
Problem Solving
When “Future State” Becomes Fiction: Lean, Complexity, and the Vector Theory of Change
Article by Nigel Thurlow
Dive deeper
Lean Books
Apply Lean Thinking
Events & Training
Featured Learning
April 08, 2026
In-Person Course
Lean Warehousing and Distribution Operations
Toro Company, Plymouth, WI
Improve a distribution center’s efficiency, quality, safety, and space utilization.
View eventApril 14, 2026
In-Person Course
Building a Lean Operating and Management System
Morgantown, PA
Gain the in-depth understanding of lean principles, thinking, and practices.
View eventApril 16, 2026
In-Person Course
Investing in Work(ers) Using Job Methods and Job Instruction
Morgantown, PA
Learn how to develop team members for sustained success.
View eventThe A3 course from LEI has helped shape our course of action on problem-solving. While we don’t necessarily complete an A3 for all problems yet, the class has helped train our thinking, holding back on jumping to countermeasures before asking basic level questions, and working through PDCA.
Jon Yoder
Research & Development, Veada
First, I want to extend a huge thank you to you for giving your time and talent to helping me develop during the Lean Summit. I am continuing to work on the A3 and have so many ideas as we move forward with audit improvements. Thank you for opening your schedule to the workshop participants Again, I am very thankful for your time and for helping me develop professionally. I am confident that growing these skills will assist in providing the means to improve outcomes for children and families!
Heather H. Kestian
Deputy Director of Strategic Solutions and Agency Transformation Indiana Department of Child Services
I thoroughly enjoyed the training as well as my coworkers. Thank you for making the training memorable and engaging. Now to put it to use!
Jennie Thomas
Quality Systems Manager, HP Hood LLC
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