A few weeks back, the British media was having a field day with reports of and complaints about what sounds like a horribly misguided “office lean” effort at a British government office. The picture below is from one newspaper article (with my added labels). It shows a desk where every item’s location is marked with black tape. Read more (in a later post) about why this image is labeled as “Bad 5S.” The article explains: The … Continue reading Bad Lean / 5S Hits the UK Media