How (and Why) to Walk the Gemba When Everyone’s Working from Home
April 8, 2020As leaders, managers, and employees alike all grapple with the sudden disruption in routine work and life, go easy on yourself. It is going...
The Lean Linchpin: Middle Managers
July 29, 2019A linchpin is a fastener passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position. The term is also used figuratively, according to...
Which Lean Manufacturing Tools Can Improvement Software Enhance?
May 22, 2019One of the reasons that the Lean manufacturing business methodology is so popular with companies in every industry is that it comes...
The Lean Manufacturing Cheat Sheet
February 22, 2023I created dozens of cheat sheets during my high school and college career. Don’t worry; I didn’t use them to cheat on the test. I found...
8 Ways Virtual Huddle Boards Accelerate Improvement
April 29, 2019Huddle boards are a popular visual management technique that is often used in conjunction with a daily huddle meeting. Teams gather around...
When Daily Huddles Go Astray
April 23, 2019When I decided to write this post, I thought it would be interesting to see what others have written about the practice of daily huddle...
What Changes When an Organization Implements a Lean Management System?
April 2, 2019We talk to people who are interested in investing in software to support their continuous improvement efforts every day. Some of them are...
An 11 Step Gemba Walk Template for Executive Leaders
March 29, 2019“We say seeing is believing, but actually, we are much better at believing than seeing. In fact, we are seeing what we believe all the...
What Other Industries Have Learned from Lean Manufacturing
April 1, 2019Lean manufacturing is a business methodology that is based on tools and techniques implemented at Toyota in their post-WWII efforts to...
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