Flashback Friday: Lean Won’t Work Here, We’re Different

Call it summer laziness, but I'm going to follow up my Throwback Thursday feature with a what I'll call a “Flashback Friday” along with what's a more embarrassing picture of myself from my awkward early years (I'm now in awkward middle age). The picture below… I call this my “Ron Burgundy phase.” Thank you, braces.

Anyway, I think this post from 2009 is still relevant:

“Lean Won't Work Here… We're Different”

Check it out… how do we engage with people to move beyond “we're different” being a barrier and an excuse? Can “we're different” be a problem to solve through discussions and demonstrating how Lean does work in different settings?

See my talk on moving from “making excuses” to “solving problems” and this video of it:

Have a great weekend. Stay classy, Lean Blog!

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Mark Graban

Mark 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.

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