Tag: Gemba

StuderGroup - The Magic of Rounding Here's a good article from Quint Studer about "rounding" -- something Lean folks might refer to as a "Gemba...

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.comSort of a funny video (linked above) on CNN/Headline News about presidential candidates being "clueless" about what they're...

Toyota juggernaut vows to improve (Detroit News):Toyota's president is urging his own company to remember the principle of "Genchi Genbutsu," or "go and see."...

Clinton gets close-up glimpse of nurse's life - USATODAY.comIt's probably all just political posturing, but Hillary Clinton recently spent two hours shadowing and observing...

This is from a blog reader, Mike, in response to an earlier question about the role of senior leadership in a Lean effort. ...

Since we've been talking about leadership and Lean, it's coincidence that I got this email from a reader. I'll let the blog readers...

Kent Blumberg: Open door policies that workHere's another interesting take on the practice of managers going to the Gemba. Kent writes about why...

Many of the "anti-lean" stories I hear sound like descriptions of situations or methods that I would hardly describe as "Lean." There are many...

Study Warns Of Desk Jockey Clot Danger - CBS NewsYou might have heard of "Deep Vein Thrombosis" and blood clots as being a health...

Kent Blumberg: The Gemba - what it is and why leaders should careKent, a reader of and sometimes commenter on this blog, found a...

Bob Nardelli is WatchingUpdate Jan 4 2007 --- I really had it wrong on Nardelli, see the latest news and post.They don't call it...

Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing thoughts | Gemba Panta Rei This is a great article by Jon Miller from the Panta Rei lean blog. Here is a...