There’s No Crying in Catchball
March 8, 2016We’ve had the opportunity to work on improvement with tons organizations over the years, and almost every single one has a certain thing in...
Conventional Wisdom that a Lean Organization Should Actually Ignore
March 2, 2016Conventional wisdom consists of ideas that are so widely held that they are believed to be true without much critical analysis. The problem...
Purpose, People and Process – The Foundation of a Lean Organization
July 21, 2016The Lean business process management methodology is a way of planning and measuring the long-term success of an organization, focused on...
Will Your Employees Hate You for Implementing Standard Work?
November 4, 2015We’re not going to lie. The implementation of standard work can go very wrong. If not executed properly, it can be seen by employees as...
The Secrets to a Successful Lean Software Launch
October 11, 2023Introducing any new software solution to an organization is a challenge. There are generally technical issues and adoption obstacles to...
Simon Sinek Shares an Opinion of Lean on the Gemba Academy Podcast
September 25, 2015I've written about Simon Sinek on this blog before, and if you've read those posts, you know that he is my hero. He's an author best known...
Make Your Next Kaizen Event a Hole-in-One
September 23, 2015Anyone who plays a little golf can attest to the fact that what you do with the club before and after hitting the ball is every bit as...
Gemba Walk Your Way Back to School
June 7, 2016When I was in elementary school I loved field trips. What kid doesn’t? We took field trips to the natural history museum, the planetarium,...
Building the Fit Organization [Webinar Preview]
September 19, 2015We’re really looking forward to the webinar that Dan Markovitz will be presenting on October 13, based on his new book Building the Fit...
.svg)
