Lean Does Not Implement Itself

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    Seeing John Hunter's post with data that says only 19% of companies are happy with their Lean results, here are my thoughts.

    Lean does not implement itself. Leaders implement Lean.

    Lean does not fail. Organizations fail.

    Rather than saying, “this is why Lean didn't work here,” Leaders say “here is how we'll make it work.”

    Instead of saying, “our people don't buy into Lean,” Leaders sell Lean and convince them.

    It is easier to say “We tried Lean and it didn't work” than it is to say “We failed at implementing Lean.” Easier to blame the method than to look in the mirror.

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    Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

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    1. “John Sterman and Nelson Repenning are dealing with exactly the questions that are dealt with in this posting. Both are teaching at the MIT Sloan School of Management, Boston, in the field of System Dynamics.

      The following article is worthwile reading -and perhaps an idea for a future podcast with one of the authors:

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