Tag: Culture

One of the most important, and most misunderstood, principles in Lean thinking is this: Lean is not a cost-cutting strategy. Lean is a people-development strategy. If...

One of the most persistent myths I've encountered over the years goes something like this: "Well, of course they can do Lean... they're Japanese." I've heard...

When someone on your team makes a mistake, what happens next? Do they speak up--or stay quiet? Do they get curious feedback--or get blamed? After interviewing over...

We all say mistakes are a part of learning. Or at least many of us do, as individuals. But how many organizations actually act that...

I'm excited to announce that I'll be speaking at the 2025 Lean Solutions Summit, which will take place September 24-26 in Detroit, Michigan. This...

In many industries -- healthcare, manufacturing, startups, you name it -- we often celebrate innovation, grit, and rapid growth. But what gets less attention...

There's a phrase I've been thinking about a lot lately: "You get your say, not always your way." It's a short sentence, but it says a...

Recently, I had the pleasure of moderating a webinar titled "Driving a Culture of Transforming Patient Safety with KaiNexus" featuring leaders from Our Lady...

Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...

In a Gallup poll, only 3 in 10 employees strongly agreed that their opinions count at work. That number should concern any leader pursuing Lean...

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #526 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Bill Canady, a seasoned...

"The whole point about aviation safety is that you have to have the humility to understand that you are imperfect, because everybody screws up....