Case Study

Addressing a Critical Problem in Strategic Planning and Execution

Logoplaste's global vice president of lean and strategy deployment describes the experience -- and benefits -- six months into its adoption of the hoshin kanri…

by Patricia Panchak

Article

Coach's Corner: Why Your Development Plans and Obeya Practices Aren't Working - and How to Fix Them

If your development plans and obeya practices aren't working, you're not alone. John Drogosz offers ways to get the most out of the obeya and…

by John Drogosz, PhD

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How Designing Value Streams, Not Just Products, Creates Competitive Advantage

TechnipFMC and Pella Corporation leaders describe how lean development practices helped them develop better products, create profitable value streams and strengthen development teams.

by James Morgan, PhD

Article

How Lean Thinking and Practice Helped Put Shots in Arms, Part 1: Building the Process

Does lean thinking work during a crisis? An in-depth review of its contribution to the design and management of Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's…

by Ryan Haley, Crystal R. Tubbs and Peter Ward

Article

What is Lean Leadership and How Do You Get it?

Jeff Liker, author of The Toyota Way, describes what organizations need to do to develop their leaders' lean leadership capabilities.

by Jeffrey Liker

Article

How Toyota Built its Culture Around the World

A new book takes a deep dive into a more effective way for senior leaders to manage talent to consistently achieve objectives -- and continually…

by John Shook

Article

Continually Improving the Strategic Planning and Execution Process

Bill MacPherson, managing director of Mercer Celgar, a division of Mercer International, describes how adopting hoshin kanri catalyzes and ensures the achievement of breakthrough objectives.…

by Patricia Panchak and Patricia Panchak

Article

Reaching Your Organization’s Full Potential

A visit to Turner Construction's New York Business Unit reveals how its leaders use the A3 process to build their staff's problem-solving capabilities.

by Josh Howell

Board of Directors

Nigel Dalton

At Thoughtworks, Dalton combines agile and lean management thinking to help organizations increase their speed to market, keep pace with the accelerating rate of technological…

Article

Finding a Countermeasure to the Great Resignation in Making Jobs Better

Watching an associate improve his work process prompts some ideas on how to attract and retain employees who are at risk of quitting.

by Matthew Savas

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Podcast

Handling the Heat of the Kitchen: A WLEI Podcast

Hear how LEI coaches helped a flagship restaurant's kitchen staff find and eliminate waste in their work processes, which led to better performance outcomes in…

by John Cotter and Matthew Savas

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Article

Ask Art: How Well Do Companies Follow Toyota's 'Respect for People' Principle?

Comparing traditional command-and-control management shows why this lean management tenet benefits both employees and the organization.

by Art Byrne

Article

How to Get the Most from Your A3 Thinking and Practice

This selection of Lean Posts provides vital information that can help lean leaders and practitioners leverage the full power of this essential practice.

by Lean Leaper

Article

Overcoming Challenges with Lean Thinking Leads to Record-breaking Performance 

Despite obstacles, a new CEO transformed a manufacturing business from plant floor production to design engineering — and created a learning organization with a relentless…

by Matthew Savas

Article

Ask Art: What's So Important About Reducing Setup Times?

An overview of the strategic and tactical benefits of eliminating waste from changeovers demonstrates why it should be a focus of manufacturers’ kaizen efforts.

by Art Byrne

Article

Managing the Work from Startup to Scaleup

How one company tapped lean thinking and practice to design its business management system — and as a countermeasure to “big company disease.”

by Michael Ballé and Nicolas Chartier