Managing and Sustaining Lean Journeys
“Lean thinking is about creating value through streamlining horizontal processes which entails a new management system to focus lean efforts, mobilize the necessary resources and develop the problem solving capabilities of every employee”
Daniel T Jones - Chairman, The Lean Enterprise Academy
Jumping to Solutions
We are all guilty of one of the greatest sins with lean - not having the patience to really understand the problem we are trying to solve and then jumping to a solution ... more ...
What is Lean?
I am surprised how many times top managers ask me "So what is Lean?". Lean is a new business model that delivers far superior performance ... more ...
The Truth about Lean
I have been studying lean for 28 years and in that time done a lot of reflecting on what works and what does not. Let me summarize my reflections on what makes a successful lean transformation ... more ...
Respect for People
Jim Womack says - For years I've visited companies where respect for people is a core element of the corporate philosophy... so I've asked managers “How do you show respect?” ... more ...
Process, Purpose, People
Recently Jim Womack was asked “How do we know how lean we are? What metrics should we use to measure our progress? Are we world class in terms of lean?” ... more ...
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