Lean Quote: The Power of Reflection in Leadership
- Leadership, Lean Quote
- January 2, 2026
With today’s technology we are swimming in data. But this data can be useless if we are not able to react to it. Information needs to be displayed in an easy to interpret manner. In a previous post I talked about the visualization techniques of Matthias Shapiro in terms of current events. Now he walks us through the visualization
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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I recently had the opportunity to review the latest publication by ENNA called “Clinical 5S for Healthcare.” This book is authored by Akio Takahara, a leading expert on Lean Healthcare and 5S for the medical field. The book opens by explaining one of the critical challenges that face hospitals is the chronic occurrence of accidents.
READ MOREEliminating wasted motion is an essential element of Lean manufacturing. Wasted motion is one of the seven (or eight, depending your school of thought) dealy wastes. It refers to any unnecessary time and effort required to assemble a product. Excessive twists or turns, uncomfortable reaches or pickups, and unnecessary walking all contribute to wasted motion and may put error
READ MOREWhile Lean can be beneficially applied to any process within an organization, its greatest benefit comes when it is applied across the enterprise. In The Machine That Changed the World in 1990, Jim Womack, et al., emphasized “that Lean thinking can be applied by any company anywhere in the world but that the full power
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On 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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