5 Lean Leadership Principles to Remember

I’m sure you are all familiar with the saying, “Sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees.” This idea is true in many ways. Parents...

Don’t Leave Your Visual Management Abilities in the Car

The human brain processes visual images much more easily than it can text. That’s because processing visual information is innate. A...

The Lean Leadership Reading List

Maybe it is just me, but I always feel a little caught off guard this time of the year when I walk into Target or the grocery store and see...

Think You Are Credible? Think Again.

When it comes to gaining traction for a change in an organization, credibility trumps reason. Establishing such credibility demands we are...

XYZ Thinking: Practical View of Scientific Thinking in Healthcare

The greatest achievements are often accomplished from scientific thinking. Scientific thinking can be applied to any industry, especially...

Is Accidental Deception and Coercion Slowing Your Improvement Culture?

Gemba Walks: Your Search for 85% of Your Organization's Problems

Dr. W. Edwards Deming, a towering intellect whose thinking about improvement affected a quality revolution of gargantuan significance on...

Lean Leadership: A Delicate Balancing Act

We are lucky enough to have the opportunity to chat with people who lead Lean organizations all of the time. One question we like to ask...

What You Need to Know About Catchball [FAQs]

There are many tools in the continuous improvement toolkit. Everything from Gemba walks to value stream maps help organizations accelerate...