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

The
Current State of Grasping the Current Condition – Jon Miller talks about gathering
facts and data through multiple visits to the process to understand the current
situation. 

How
to See Business Agility: Adaptable and Resilient Management Actions – Johanna
Rothman says instead of focusing on mindset, take a long, hard look at your
actions to create an adaptable and resilient organization.

Ethics
Enables Leadership – Pascal Dennis explains why ethics enables leadership
and that good ethics is good business.

What
Does Kaizen Suggest About How to Incentivize People to Submit Ideas? – Mark
Graban answers a common question about continuous improvement and incentivizing
people to do so.

A Culture of Continuous
Improvement Begins with Leadership – John Knotts says leaders are just one
part of the effort to institute a culture however they must first set the environment.

Is
Problem Solving a Team Sport or an Individual Effort? – Jon Miller
discusses research that found simple tasks are best accomplished by
individuals, while difficult ones are more efficiently completed by a group.

4
Ways to Practice Radical Humility – Steve Musica shares four ways you can
practice radical humility.

Coach’s
Corner: How To Put People First Using Lean Practices – Katrina Appell answers
how to use lean product and process development practices to guide people first
principle.

How
Lean Thinking Improves Financial Results While Avoiding Traditional Cost
Cutting – Mike DeLuca explain why lean is not a cost-cutting method.

3
Go-To Ways for Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement Anywhere –
Kiyoshi “Nate” Furuta offers details on why and how to transition from management-driven
improvements to employee-driven improvements.

Ask
Art: How Do Improvements to Your Balance Sheet Drive Earnings? – Art Byrne
discusses why a good place to start lean improvement is the balance sheet for
financial improvement.

Reaching
Your Organization’s Full Potential – Josh Howell reveals how leaders use
the A3 process to build staff’s problem-solving capabilities.