Is remote working and lean compatible? Lean thinkers talk a lot about “going to the gemba.” “Gemba” (also spelt “genba”) is the Japanese term for “actual place.” It is often used as a...
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Saving Management Time Using A3
Four Ways to Use A3s. Many people use an A3 document for problem solving, but actually A3 documents can be used for many other management activities. Often these result in saving management...
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Lean and Covid-19 Vaccination
Dose 2: At the “Gemba” Observation is key to applying lean to Covid-19 vaccination. A week last Saturday I felt privileged to observe the vaccination process with the people working the...
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A Shot in the Arm – Applying Lean Thinking to Covid-19 Vaccinations
The UK Government’s approval of vaccines in December was great news in the rollercoaster story of the Covid-19 pandemic. Development and approval occurred in record time, helped along the way by...
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Avoiding “Death by Powerpoint” lean teaching
“Death by PowerPoint”. Those immortal words every trainer/facilitator dreads when delegates feedback after a session. When doing “lean powerpoint” teaching how likely are they to...
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