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Getting Started with Lean Product and Process Development
Learning and applying the concepts of LPPD is no different than learning any other new skill in life, says Andy…
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How to Rehab Colleagues With Status Quo “Addiction”
If you work with leaders or colleagues who resist changing their behaviors -- maybe they literally can’t change. They could…
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How do we get our boss to stop confusing inventory management with lean?
Dear Gemba Coach: Our new boss is a lean supporter and had us reduce drastically all inventories. Now we have…
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I Got 99 Problems and This Is How I’ll Tackle Type One
After an unintentional sending a mass email with an error from LEI, Lory Moniz reflects on the source of the…
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Season 2 Ep. 1 Leadership at the Gemba with Scott Heydon and John Shook
Former Starbucks Executive and Senior Coach at LEI Scott Heydon, joined author and LEI Chairman John Shook for a last…
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Thinking About the Why of the What of Problem-Solving
When we talk about problem-solving, what we’re really talking about here is creating adaptive capacity, the deep capability of an…
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You learn through solving problems, failing, reflecting on failure, and adjusting course. That quote sounds like something from Deming or…
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Did Red Sox Lean on Lean for World Series Victory?
For starters (and for that matter, for relievers), this World-Series-winning Red Sox team was simply an outstanding and absurdly talented…
Read article Should we do lean maturity audits?
Dear Gemba Coach: Should we continue with lean maturity audits and, if so, how often?
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Don’t Retire Your Knowledge–Reuse It
Companies can tackle the problem of the surge of retiring baby boomers by adopting the lean principle of knowledge reuse,…
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Book Review: Four Types of Problems
If you are developing a problem solver in your personal life or on your team, or if you’re continuously developing…
Read article There are so many lean management principles to know and tools to master at the start – is there an easier way to begin?
Dear Gemba Coach: Isn’t there an easier way to start lean? For a beginner, it seems like such a mountain…
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