Management System

Convincing Executives to Go Lean

23rd June 2010 - Daniel T Jones

I was recently asked how to convince senior executives to go lean. The best way to answer this question is to summarise two contrasting real stories — one that got it and one that still does not...

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The Waste of management

9th June 2010 - Daniel T Jones

Just imagine that instead of pursuing several hundred projects your organisation was able to focus everyone’s’ efforts on the vital three to five strategic objectives that would make the biggest...

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New Horizons for Lean Thinking

20th April 2010 - Daniel T Jones

I often tell audiences that I collect questions, particularly ones I have to go away and think about. I also tell them I judge the quality of the audience by the quality of the questions they ask!...

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How Lean is Your Organisation?

26th February 2010 - Daniel T Jones

We are often asked to evaluate how lean an organisation is. How far it has progressed down its lean journey and what its next steps should be. An obvious place to start is to go and take a walk...

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A Remarkable Story

21st January 2010 - Daniel T Jones

The most surprising and rewarding thing last year was seeing how lean is transforming the patient journeys through what is thought to be the oldest hospital in Europe, founded on the 23rd of June...

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