What do top managers need to learn to be able to lead a lean transformation? I get asked this question frequently. The answer is the same at every level of management. It boils down to three key...
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Year: 2008
Lean Summit 2008 – Lean Transformation Summit
Over 300 delegates listened to 12 presentations on Lean process, Lean management, Lean leadership, Lean transformation and Lean strategy at the first one day UK Lean Transformation...
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Using Lean Thinking in a Recession
A Recession Action Plan A recession is a good time for lean. Organisations can either postpone lean and resort to traditional cost cutting, or they can accelerate and redouble their progress with...
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Lean Forum – Expert Lean Healthcare Forum 2008
What comes after Rapid Improvement Events in lean healthcare? How can we create real end-to-end flows of patients through hospitals and beyond? Over the last year we have been leading two projects to...
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Lean Action Research
Last month I concluded that simply overlaying lean tools and rapid improvement events on an existing management system using traditional change management techniques is unlikely to be sustainable....
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