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.

"Toyota Way Fieldbook" Is Out

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Available from AmazonA followup and companion book for the Shingo Prize-winnnig book The Toyota Way.I have it on order and will post a review...

"Lean Solutions" Book Available from LEI

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Lean Enterprise Institute - Lean Manufacturing - Lean Service - Lean ConsumptionBefore it's available at Amazon, the new book from Jim Womack and Dan...

Book Review – The paradox of Henry Ford

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FT.com / Home UK - The paradox of Henry FordFrom yesterday's paper -- has anyone read this one yet?Another review inadvertantly mentions of the...

Preventing Lean Failures — New Blog

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Click Here for the Blog: Reason #1: Lack of Top Down Management SupportClick Here for the Blog: Reason #2: Lack of ...

Andy & Me: Crisis and Transformation on the Lean Journey

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Productivity PressI've mentioned this lean "business novel" before. I'm linking to this ad for the book because I was quoted in an email marketing...

New Book Focusing on Lean Failures

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How to Prevent Lean Implementation Failures: 10 Reasons Why Failures OccurI read this book over the weekend, here is the review I wrote for...

Summary of Henry Ford’s Lean Vision

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Henry Ford's Lean Vision Here is a summary and information about a book that outlines how Henry Ford provided much of the inspiration and knowledge...

Novel approach to learning: Teaching business with fiction

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BostonHerald.com - Business Coverage: An article about the new business novel about Lean. "But don't expect to see ``The Gold Mine'' on the bestseller list....

New Book Reveals Harsh Working Conditions in Chinese Factories

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Press ReleaseMore reasons to get our factories lean in the U.S. Sure, labor is cheap in China, but do we really want to...

New Lean Book: Andy & Me: Crisis And Transformation On The...

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Andy & Me: Crisis And Transformation On The Lean JourneyThis is a new "business novel", ala The Goal. I enjoyed the book and...
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