Lean Management

Toyota’s 4 Stages of Leader Development 0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- December 4, 2019
Many organizations have trouble sustaining Lean. Toyota is one of the few exceptions. According to Jeffrey Liker and Gary Convis in their book “The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership”, their secret is their leadership system. Toyota provides a nurturing but challenging environment, to ensure that new Lean leaders are developed continuously. The leaders at Toyota
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Leaders Need to Lead – Six Principles of Lean Leader 0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- December 2, 2019
Lean thinking is fundamentally transforming the way organizations operate. The Lean principles of continuous improvement, respect for people, and a relentless focus on delivering customer value are making teams and organizations rethink the practices that might have guided them for decades. A new, transformative approach to working requires a transformation in leadership, as well. For
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Top Five Reasons Most Companies Fail at Lean Implementation 0
- Lean Management
- October 7, 2019
Lean has been around since the late eighties/ early nineties, but despite the enormous popularity of Lean, the track record for successful implementation of the methodology is spotty at best. Companies still make mistakes when implementing Lean. These mistakes are generally due to simple misunderstandings of the Lean principles, but when something goes wrong, you
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Lean Starts with Long-Term Thinking 0
- Change Management, Lean Management
- June 3, 2019
Lean isn’t just something you do, it’s something you become. The quest to become Lean is never-ending simply because there are always new ways to become even more Lean, even more streamlined, even more efficient. Beyond that…Lean isn’t easy. There are great benefits to be derived from organizations that take even just the first step
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Watch The Baton Not the Runners 0
- Lean Basics, Lean Management
- May 13, 2019
Lean as a way of thinking and acting in business operations has been around for over 40 years. At its very core, the goal of lean is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste. For me Lean is a thinking methodology for running your business. The of goal of which is to grow the business
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10 Changes for 2019 That Can Transform Your Culture 0
- Lean Management
- January 16, 2019
It’s that time of year again when many are making personal resolutions for change. But as I said the other day I recommend forgetting the whole concept of resolutions and concentrating on setting goals instead. For most managers the beginning of New Year means establishing a new set of objectives. This is a good time
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