The Secrets to a Successful Lean Software Launch

Introducing 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

I'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

Anyone 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

When 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]

We’re really looking forward to the webinar that Dan Markovitz will be presenting on October 13, based on his new book Building the Fit...

The Lowdown on Standard Work

Standard work is an important concept for any organization that is interested in embracing continuous improvement. It is relatively...

How Catchball is (a bit) Like Parenting

When my daughter was in elementary school, every weekday morning, I would drive her to the daycare center located on the site of the...

"Practice? We're Talking About Practice?" Yes, Practicing Lean

Allen Iverson was a legendary NBA point guard and scorer who played from 1996 to 2011. 

In a 2002 news conference that still appears...

How to Avoid 4 Common Catchball Errors

Of the four most popular professional sports in America, baseball is unique in many ways. In the others (basketball, football and hockey),...