A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of August
2023.  You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here.  

The First Shingo Prize
– Behind the Scene – Bruce Hamilton shares his experience
from the first Shingo Prize 35 years ago.

Ten Truths Lean People
Need to Embrace About Lean – Bob Emiliani shares
10 harsh truths about Lean that Lean Practitioners need to embrace for the
tough road ahead on your Lean journey.

Implementing 5S in Your
Company – John Knotts provides some telltale signs to
look for to assess if you should implement 5S.

The Seven QC Tools,
Part 4 – Pascal Dennis discusses the relation of the
seven quality tools and process of reflection.

Continuous Improvement
vs Lean: What’s the Difference? – Maggie Millard
explains the difference between continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing.

What’s the Importance
of Technology in Continuous Improvement? – Danielle Yoon says technology
plays an increasingly vital role as a powerful enabler for continuous
improvement initiatives.

When to Use Standards…and
When Not – Christoph Roser talks about when standards
are helpful, and when maybe they are not.

When a CEO Falls Down
on Their Gemba Visit — The Leader Behaviors That Matter
– Mark Graban shares insightful clip from Dr Sean Paul Teeling on leadership
behaviors.