A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean
bloggers from the month of April 2021. 
You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here.

Two Lean Journeys – Bob Emiliani
describes 2 Lean Journeys that many are on and which one you should be on.

Respect, Standards and
Jidoka – Mark Rosenthal takes a look at first step of Jidoka,
detecting the problem, and how organizations fall down on respect for people.

Why Lean in Sales? – Pascal Dennis
talks about Lean in Sales process and some of the differences in seeing waste
from that of a factory.

Setting Goals, and the
One Minute Leadership Lesson – Jamie Flinchbaugh shares a 1
minute lesson on goal setting by asking 3 key questions.

Addition Still Beats
Subtraction – Bob Emiliani talks about management’s encouragement to
add things instead of subtracting and how kaizen shows us the value of
subtraction.

Managers: Are You
Responsible “To” or “For” People? – Johanna Rothman explains the
behavior differences when a manager is responsible to a team and when they are
responsible for a team.

Uncovering New
Perspectives – Kevin Meyer shares an opinion on how to expand
perspectives and understanding like how language and information can shape our
thinking and improve of understanding.

The Coaching Cycle Is
Not a Judgement-Free Zone – Jon Miller discusses why good
coaching needs to occur in a judgement-free zone to be effective.

Break the Habit of
Breaking Good Habits – Steve Kane shares a simple strategy to prevent new
practices from failing form the start.

What are the Origins of
the Term SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Die)? – Mark Graban
discusses with Ritsuo Shingo the history of SMED at Toyota.

Zoom Out For The Whole
Picture – Brian Buck explains that perspective matters in
everything we do and how zooming out can give you the perspective you need
during challenging periods.

Form A Bold Strategy
For Uncertain Times – Jeffrey Liker explains that Hoshin Kanri is more then
just a tools for connecting goals.

Development Is A Team
Sport – Jim Morgan explains how collaboration is vital to new
product, process, and services development.

Coach’s Corner: The
Four Critical Elements of Collaboration – Eric Ethington tells us that
collaboration requires a clear purpose, a clear process, clear expectations,
and clear support.  

Learning By Doing with
Art Byrne – Art Byrne shares his knowledge and expertise about the
need for people learning to lean to do so not in a classroom but hands-on at
the gemba.

Who, or What, Is Your
Company Investing In? – Josh Howell asks will technology
work for your people, or other way around?

What are the Three A’s
of the A3? – John Shook & Lisa Yerian explains the three A’s of
the A3.