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Effective Supervision 101
One of the biggest challenges for lean thinkers is translating lean thinking into lean doing, writes Stan Shaw. One of…
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Kata Konfusion
Author and LEI faculty member Drew Locher explains why it is important when using the kata improvement methodology to not…
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The Obstacle is the Path
Deborah McGee, LEI's Learning Activities Manager, reflects on the most common obstacles she sees people facing when they first try…
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Is there a lean strategy?
Dear Gemba Coach: My team demonstrated the benefits of kaizen to the CEO who then asked us what our strategy…
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Just-in-Time Roundup: Great Lean Reads from Across the Web (Vol. 4)
LEI editors share an interesting assortment of lean-themed and lean-related articles from across the web, this time from Harvard Business…
Read article New Year’s Reflection
Happy New Year! Even if you are not one of those who makes New Year’s resolutions the new year is…
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The Lean Thinker Who is Capable of Creating Other Lean Thinkers
LEI faculty member David Verble explains what it means to be an effective manager or lean coach and why it's…
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Lessons Learned from My Lean Sensei about “Customer Service”
"To 'get' Lean we have to change our specs, and no longer see processes as sequences of dependent tasks, but…
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Two Years in Tanzania and a Whole New Understanding of Purpose
Mike Grogan quit his job in corporate America and moved to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania where he began working with…
Read article How do I set up an obeya room?
Dear Gemba Coach: I’d like to set up an obeya room – where should I start? What’s the simplest way…
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How Wrong Assumptions about PDCA Problem Solving Destroy the Effectiveness of Lean Coaches
Problem solving based on the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle is very different from what we typically call problem solving. Here's why,…
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Make Broccoli (Or Lean) Taste Better Through Experiments
"Whether it’s eating healthy, saving for retirement, or pursuing Lean, we are all biased towards maximizing the here and now…
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