I am convinced that it is a mistake to roll lean out across an organisation using traditional change management techniques. They may work for a while – but beyond a certain point they can become a...
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Retail & Hospitality
Doing Lean Yourself
I used to think lean was something best begun at work. I listened to friends who enthusiastically embraced lean in their homes, but I hesitated to recommend those new to lean to follow their example....
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Lean Consulting
Some time ago I worked alongside a team of super sleuths from a large consulting firm who were very skilfully looking for opportunities to cut costs – unnecessary activities and surplus heads...
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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 that may or may not be the...
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Crossing the Lean Threshold
Lean transformations are increasingly bumping up against a common threshold. We may be very familiar with most of the lean tools. We may also have learnt to see our value streams and how to redesign...
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