Blog Being lean not about being mean By Mark Graban On Oct 6, 2006 1 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestEmailPrint The ChronicleHerald.ca Finally, the right combination of the words “lean” and “mean” in a headline. Lean is NOT mean. Good overview of lean and Toyota Production System thinking in the article linked to above. Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org The RSS feed content you are reading is copyrighted by the author, Mark Graban. , , , on the author's copyright. Please leave this field emptyGet New Posts Sent To You Select list(s): Get Posts Emailed Daily 2021 Get Weekly Emails (Mondays) 2021 Email * First name Last name Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Mark GrabanMark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker who has worked in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. His latest book is Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More. He is author of the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, as well as The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen. He also published the anthology Practicing Lean that benefits the Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation, where Mark is a board member. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus. 1 Share FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestEmailPrint
[…] of the problems with the word “lean” is the negative connotations — “lean and mean” being one, and the idea of “lean” meaning that you take things away (such as […]