"Lean Enterprise Leader" Worst. Book. Ever?

Five Sure-Fire Steps to Get Your Whole Team Pulling Its Weight

I can’t believe this book is for real. Either that or it’s the worst press release ever for a “lean” book. This guy was an editor of the Bruce Hamilton Lean Transformation book. But now he’s ripped off the cover and used the “lean” name for gems like this:

“3. Each team meeting should begin with an Action Report review. Those who were assigned tasks must give a report on where they stand. This will create peer pressure to perform, as will the task-owner knowing upper management is aware of what the individual has taken on and is supposed to accomplish.”

Hooray for “task-knowing upper management!” Get out to the gemba. Lead your people. Don’t rely on reports and meetings. Argh, I doubt I could recommend this one. Won’t be reading it…

About LeanBlog.org: Mark Graban is a consultant, author, and speaker in the “lean healthcare” methodology, focused on improving quality and patient safety, improving access, reducing costs, and fully engaging healthcare professionals. He is also the Chief Improvement Officer for KaiNexus.