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Dan Markovitz 25 posts 3 comments

Dan Markovitz is president of Markovitz Consulting, a firm that radically improves operational speed and efficiency by applying lean concepts to knowledge work.

He is a faculty member at the Lean Enterprise Institute and teaches at the Stanford University Continuing Studies Program. He also lectures on A3 thinking at the Ohio State University’s Fisher School of Business.

Dan is a frequent speaker and presenter at conferences, and has consulted to organizations as diverse as Camelbak, Clif Bar, Abbott Vascular, WL Gore & Associates, Intel, the City of Menlo Park, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

His book, A Factory of One, was honored with a Shingo Research Award in 2013.

Dan has also published articles in the Harvard Business Review blog, Quality Progress, Industry Week magazine, Reliable Plant magazine, and Management Services Journal, among other magazines. All of these articles are available for download on the Resources page.

Earlier in his career, he held management positions in product marketing at Sierra Designs, Adidas, CNET and Asics Tiger, where he worked in sales, product marketing, and product development. He also has experience as an entrepreneur, having founded his own skateboarding footwear company.

Dan lived in Japan for four years and is fluent in Japanese. He holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

What Will You Do Differently Today?

Dan Markovitz Apr 15, 2007 4
By Dan MarkovitzBack in October, Lifehacker ran a lengthy article on "personal kaizen." The thrust of the piece is…

Multitasking is NOT Part of Standard Work

Dan Markovitz Mar 28, 2007 5
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The New York Times ran an article this weekend exposing the myth of multitasking. Despite the common belief that we…

Newsflash! Respecting workers = better results!

Dan Markovitz Mar 20, 2007 3
By Dan MarkovitzYesterday's Wall Street Journal ran an article explaining that employees are more likely to embrace…

Error Proofing Your Meetings

Dan Markovitz Feb 13, 2007 0
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By Dan Markovitz Sometimes it's hard to spot errors in an office, much less error-proof the workspace. With so…

"I Canna Get Warp Drive Back In Less Than Two Days, Captain!"

Dan Markovitz Jan 23, 2007 1
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By Dan Markovitz:(Mark's note: I saw this article and instantly thought of Dan, re: Lean in an office environment.…

The 5S Workplace: Cause or Effect?

Dan Markovitz Jan 12, 2007 4
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By Dan Markovitz, Time Back Management:A response to an earlier post...Is messiness really beneficial?I think the…

How Do You Say "Lean" in Swedish?

Dan Markovitz Jan 10, 2007 5
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By Dan Markovitz, Timeback Management:The McKinsey Quarterly just published an interview with Peter Gossas, the…
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