It’s a challenge to keep the traditional tools we use for continuous improvement or lean efforts fresh and meaningful. All too often, something like “leader’s standard work” becomes a checklist. It does not drive meaningful behavior change.I’d like to share three thoughts/actions you might try to keep your gemba walks meaningful. If you…

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How to Keep Your Gemba Walks Fresh

It’s a challenge to keep the traditional tools we use for continuous improvement or lean efforts fresh and meaningful.

Just like in sports, creating a successful culture of Continuous Improvement is largely a function of fitness. What lessons can we learn from the world of athletics to help us transform company performance?

Here’s an article that starts to unpack this…

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Revved for March Madness? Look for These Lessons in Operational Excellence

Seven parallels between action on the court and activity on the shop floor.

What specific disciplines should leaders develop in their journey to create a culture of Continuous Improvement? What deliberate routines and behavior patterns of leaders enable others to improve at an accelerated pace?

Join us Monday, March 18th at 1pm to hear Dr William Harvey speak on Leadership KATA to hear powerful ideas for creating…

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What is the enemy of Lean?

Author Bob Emiliani has some fascinating ideas about what keeps companies from making the Lean transformation that they strive for.

Check it out in this article: https://bobemiliani.com/the-enemy-of-lean-is-classical-management/

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The Enemy of Lean is Classical Management

Summary of research by Bob Emiliani on why leaders resist or reject Lean management.

How do you translate high level corporate strategy into results on the frontlines? Toyota is one of the companies that do this exceptionally well through Hoshin Kanri.

Check out this article to learn more about it: https://www.lean.org/the-lean-post/articles/the-cascade-of-hoshin/

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Understanding the Hoshin Cascade - Lean Enterprise Institute

Lean Post: Understand the importance of cascading hoshin objectives and how it can help improve your organization.