Continuous Improvement on a National Scale
By Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanWe all struggle with taking continuous improvement…
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The Value Stream of Succession Planning and Leader Development
by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanWhat's the purpose of thinking about work as a value…
Lean and Green
As some of you know, I've been answering questions on lean in partnership with Bosch Rexroth both on their…
Leadership versus Management
For a long time, we have been saying that leadership is one of the top reasons that lean efforts fail. Many have…
Skill Development Critical to Success
Why do many of our best companies move to China or other countries? Some do it for the lower labor rates, but just…
Congratulations on 50 Years
This particular post is about as overdue as my contributions to LeanBlog, but it's always better to be late than…
Leading Lean A-Z
by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanDecades of knowledge in lean have been passed on,…
Some Latest Writing
Although I haven't been posting in the blog recently (sorry), I have been doing some writing, and thought I would…
The wanderings of a lean hitchhiker
The reason Andy Carlino and I named our book The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road is that we felt…
More Lean Q&A
Here is the final installment of the lean Q&A, but if you have more questions, please feel free to comment here…
More Lean Q&A
I recently posted some Lean Q&A. These questions came from an Industry Week webcast that I did with sponsor…
Hoshin Kanri
I personally believe that hoshin kanri is generally poorly understood and underrepresented in the lean world. To…
Getting Lean Right, and Getting References Right
Quite some time ago, I wrote an article titled Getting Lean Right. I included a quote from someone which I did not…
New Directions, Bad Lean Strategies and Leading Lean
Throughout my travels, I continue to be frustrated with the lack of creative thinking that is going into lean…
Lean Student Paper Contest – Win $$$
By Jamie FlinchbaughOK, maybe not $$$, but you can win $500. As some of you may know, I am passionate about…
Book Review +: Profit Beyond Measure
By Jamie FlinchbaughOne of the most underrated voices in the "lean" world is Tom Johnson. I still regularly…