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.

Lean Should be Better Supported by HR

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Dr. Monica Tracey of Oakland University's Pawley Institute and I have published another article on our original research on lean and HR. This one...

Driving Organizational Change with Lean Principles: Insights from Jamie Flinchbaugh –...

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Here is LeanBlog Podcast #10, again with Jamie Flinchbaugh, Founder of and Partner, co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean. In this Podcast, we respond to...

New book building on TQM: Breakthrough Management

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There is a new book on TQM available. I have not bought the book yet but my assumption is that it builds on TQM....

Creating a Lean Culture That Lasts: A Conversation with David Mann

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LeanBlog Podcast Episode #9 is a discussion with David Mann, the author of the excellent book Creating A Lean Culture: Tools To Sustain Lean...

Leading Lean One Heart at a Time

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Another month has rolled by whch means Assembly Magazine has released another excellent issue of their magazine, of which I am very pleased to...

Event Lean versus Genuine Lean

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There is a topic that I have found myself talking about more and more lately. Perhaps the reason is that many of my speeches...

You are here! The importance of the current state

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First, if you've read The Hitchhiker 's Guide to Lean, you will know that we believe the entire concept of deeply understanding our current...

Addendum to Census of Manufacturers

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I have something else to add to my earlier post on the state of lean through the eyes of an Industry Week survey. My...

Census of Manufacturers

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Along with the profiles of this year's Industry Week's Best Plants Award, the latest issue includes the latest census data on continuous improvement. Of...

Review – The Toyota Way Fieldbook

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The Lean Library Here is a long overdue review of the book, The Toyota Way Fieldbook. I wrote the review following the format of The...

Leadership and Lean Manufacturing: A Conversation with Jamie Flinchbaugh – LeanBlog...

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Here is LeanBlog Podcast #6, the second part of my discussion with Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean. You can find...

Because that’s not on my list

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Like Mark, I'm frustrated today.Recently I've been working to support a quality improvement blitz within a manufacturing facility. The plant is taking a step...
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