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

How
to Solve Hard Problems with Kaizen Events – Jon Miller discusses how kaizen
events help people and organizations solve some of the harder problems.

What
is a Healthy Company? – Dan Markovitz shares characteristics of a healthy
organization which goes beyond a healthy balance sheet.

Why
Do ‘Smart’ People Struggle with Strategy? – Pascal Dennis explains in strategy
there is no right answer there is only a right process.

Healthy
Organizational Cultures Focus on Humanity and Connection (Not Your Whole Self)
– Johanna Rothman describes healthy organizations as those who’s cultures focus
on humanity and connections instead of divisiveness.

The
Future of Work, and the Workplace, Post-Covid – Jamie Flinchbaugh analyzes
some of the changes in a post-pandemic world positive and negative.

Rethinking the
Need for Lean – Bob Emiliani discusses how Lean can be the answer for human
rights and environmental issues.

Lessons
from Twelve Years in Pursuit of Zero – Jon Miller talks about the stunning
feat where the U.S. domestic airline industry achieved twelve years without a
fatal crash and the lessons applicable to zero accident cultures.

On
Learning, Listening, and Wisdom – Kevin Meyer talks about how lean leaders wisdom
comes from listening to the knowledge then challenging to find new pathways
where other knowledge – and perhaps tools – can be applied.

Is
“Red & Green” Really Lean? Process Behavior Charts are Better – Mark Graban
explains there is a better way to identify issues using process behavior charts
instead of red/green color-coding metrics.

Understand
Before You Execute – Jim Morgan share the benefits of understanding this
principle of lean product and process development.

Visual Replenishment
Delivers for Zingerman’s – Karen Gaudet & Jonathan Katz talk about Zingerman’s
Mail Order lean journey.

Can You Assess
Your Way to Lean? – Jeffrey Liker explains trying to assess your way to
lean mechanistically generally fails in achieving high-performing lean systems.

Multiply the
Improvers in Your Organization Every Day – Andrew Quibell shares ways you
can multiply the number of improvers in your business.

Ask Art: Why
Switch from Batch to Lean? – Art Byrne discusses the benefits of moving
from traditional batch processes to lean flow improvements.