Category Lean Memes

Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement memes, originally published at LeanMemes.com from 2012 onward.

Looks like she started that fire…

Meme of a child smirking in front of a burning house, with text I don't have time for improvement I do have time for fire fighting

By Mark Graban Based on this tweet from March 10, 2017: Heard often: “We don’t have time for improvement.” Heard never: “We don’t have time for fire fighting.” The Lean point: Firefighting feels urgent and productive, and people often get…

Bad Luck Brian’s Huddle Board

Meme of a smiling person in a plaid sweater vest with white text reading "EXCITED TO SEE A HUDDLE BOARD GO UP IN HIS DEPARTMENT" and "MANAGER NEVER MAKES TIME TO HOLD THE HUDDLES"

By Mark Graban The Lean point: A huddle board doesn’t do anything on its own. The value comes from the conversation: raising problems, agreeing on who will work on what, and following up. When managers skip the huddles, people quickly…