Lean Roundup #199 – December 2025
- Lean Roundup
- December 29, 2025

There are many roads that can lead to success. Leadership is about knowing the right road for the right situation. It takes skilled judgment to apply the right method at the right time, under the right circumstances. 100% Leadership is a practical guide to daily decisions and actions. This book is written by Gabriel Hevesi
READ MOREThe power behind Lean is a management’s commitment to continuously invest in its people and promote a culture of continuous improvement. The Toyota Way can be briefly summarized through the two pillars that support it: Continuous Improvement and Respect for People. Many companies fall short on respecting their people. Not for lack of effort but
READ MOREOn Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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Yesterday, marked the 1st anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010. My friend and fellow Lean Blogger Mark Graban has a new project to spread Lean Thinking, a volunteer’s personal story of supporting Haiti in the aftermath, and the awareness of Haiti relief needs. The project is Lean for Haiti. In the truest
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On A Lean Journey, I have talked about Visual Factory or visual management a number of times. My friend Allison Myers and I have talked online about a visual managment board she uses at Lantech. Allison is a Marketing Product Manager at Lantech where they have been using Lean Thinking for decades. She was nice
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Toyota has a new challenge. Ideas for Good takes Toyota’s technologies combined with your ideas to make a better world. Big ideas are bigger than cars. Toyota has proved this time and time again by sharing their big inventions with the world outside of cars. Everybody has a few good ideas, and Toyota wants to help
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