Upcoming Video Podcast, Getting Buy In for Standard Work
Hi everyone -- sorry there was no post this morning, my flight home landed at 1 am and I was exhausted this…
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5S for Email
We recently released Issue 14 of Lean Progress and it included a brief set of tips on how to apply 5S on email.…
5S Still Gives Companies Fits
I am amazed that as long as we've talked about 5S, it still gives companies fits and trouble. Many companies start…
Shortening up the Value Stream
On this blog, there have been several discussions and posts about jobs going overseas, not so much from a…
How to Adjust your Lean Efforts in this Economic Crisis?
I can't count how many times I've said that there is no recipe for lean. You must chart your lean journey based on…
Leading Lean A-Z: "I" for Integrity
by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanSome of you have read the beginning of my Leading…
LeanBlog Podcast #50 – Your Guest, Mark Graban
To celebrate the 50th LeanBlog Podcast, the tables are turned. Guest host Jamie Flinchbaugh chats with me,…
Guest Host on LeanBlog Podcast
I will be standing in for LeanBlog founder and podcast host Mark Graban for the upcoming 50th podcast. While I…
Continuous Improvement on a National Scale
By Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanWe all struggle with taking continuous improvement…
The Value Stream of Succession Planning and Leader Development
by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanWhat's the purpose of thinking about work as a value…
Jamie Flinchbaugh Video: Daily Improvement
Everybody Everyday: Managing for Daily Improvement
The link above is an online video presentation by Jamie…
Lean and Green
As some of you know, I've been answering questions on lean in partnership with Bosch Rexroth both on their…
Leadership versus Management
For a long time, we have been saying that leadership is one of the top reasons that lean efforts fail. Many have…
Skill Development Critical to Success
Why do many of our best companies move to China or other countries? Some do it for the lower labor rates, but just…
K-12 Lean
Lean is very prevalent in manufacturing because manufacturing needs so much help. Jobs are being lost and profits…
Congratulations on 50 Years
This particular post is about as overdue as my contributions to LeanBlog, but it's always better to be late than…
Leading Lean A-Z
by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanDecades of knowledge in lean have been passed on,…
Some Latest Writing
Although I haven't been posting in the blog recently (sorry), I have been doing some writing, and thought I would…