LeanBlog Podcast #48 - Bob Emiliani, "Real Lean"

A returning guest (episodes #30 and #38), Bob Emiliani is again featured in episode #48 of the LeanBlog Podcast. Bob is the President of The Center for Lean Business Management, LLC. He is a leading authority on Lean management, who since 1995 has focused his efforts on de-mystifying the "black art" of Lean leadership. In this episode, we talk about his "Real Lean" series of books.

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Episode #48 Key Words and Links:

• What was your motivation for writing the Real Lean series of books?
• “Respect for People” principle... this principle has been my main focus since the mid-1990s, and was featured in my 1998 paper titled “Lean Behaviors” and my 2003 book “Better Thinking, Better Results.”
• Scientific Management, Frederick Taylor, and Henry Ford
• Yes, there will be a fourth and final volume. It will come out in January 2009. It is subtitled: “Learning the Craft of Lean Management.”
  

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