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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Manufacturing
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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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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Lean Digital World – Friday the 4th December 2020
Don’t wait for change to be forced upon you or to fall further behind, to succeed in the new world it’s time to challenge what you do and Rethink, Refocus and Rebuild. The New World: In just 15...
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If only everyone knew about Lean Thinking
This week I’ve seen two pieces of research that have made me sit up and think about how effective lean thinkers are at communicating what lean is and its benefits. We must make what we take for...
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