Tag: Books

Books: Learning, Leadership, and Lean Thinking in Practice

Books shape how we think about leadership, improvement, and learning—but only if we reflect on them and apply their lessons thoughtfully. This archive includes blog posts and podcast episodes about Lean, healthcare, leadership, mistakes, psychological safety, and continuous improvement, including reflections on my own books and conversations with authors whose work has influenced how organizations build better systems and cultures.

Ford Folks Finally Reading TPS Books?

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Teaming up may aid Ford, ToyotaAnother article about potential collaboration between Ford and Toyota. One tidbit:The grapevine buzz has it that the former...

Why Clean Your Desk? Is This 5S?

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Why Clean Up Your Desk? Delight in Disorder Instead (WSJ $$)What does a clean desk have to do with 5S? It depends. ...

Book Review +: Profit Beyond Measure

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By Jamie FlinchbaughOne of the most underrated voices in the "lean" world is Tom Johnson. I still regularly recommend his latest book, now 6...

New book from the LEI

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New Hybrid Book Takes a 'Novel' Approach to Strategy Deployment: Financial News - Yahoo! FinanceHas anyone read the new book from the Lean Enterprise...

Future Leaders from the Ranks of our Colleges and Universities

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by Jamie FlinchbaughI'm not sure if this has much to do with lean, other than to say that business leaders are needed to make...

I Bought a Lean Comic Book

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I'm still waiting for the lean comic book to arrive after buying it on eBay. The link above is a column written about Hytrol...

New Contest — Pose a Lean Question or Challenge

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We have winner (12/27)Hi, blog readers. It's time for another Lean Blog contest. Our first was the "Everyday Lean" contest, where the...

Leading Lean: PDCA

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In my Assembly Magazine monthly column Leading Lean, I chose to address in December one of my favorite topics, PDCA or Plan-Do-Check-Act. This is...

Secrets to Success from Phil Gordon

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Recently I was giving a speech and had to follow Phil Gordon, famous poker pro and host of Celebrity Poker Showdown. Needless to say,...

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean ON SALE!

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The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is offering a special holiday sale on their best-seller for 2006, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean: Lessons from the...

Quality of Work, Quality of Service

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I've been reading the book Managing The Professional Service Firm by David Maister, which is targeted toward the management of professional firms: consulting,...

Smashing the Clock: Getting Rid of Time Standards

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The cover story this week in Business Week is called Smashing the Clock. It is the story of Best Buy's removal of all expectations...
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