Jeff Liker on the Second Edition of “The Toyota Way” Mark Graban Feb 9, 2021 0 Interviews Wow, 400 Episodes!! 400 episodes in roughly 15.5 years... that's about 800 weeks, or one episode every two weeks,!-->…
Lean Lesson: Don’t Get Crushed Because of Bad Standardized Work Mark Graban Sep 26, 2019 12 Blog There are variations out there of graphics that are meant to illustrate how Standardized Work and Kaizen fit!-->…
Variation in Definitions of #Lean (The Good, the Bad, and the Different) Mark Graban Aug 23, 2017 8 Blog One challenge with teaching Lean is that there isn't aways a consistent definition that's used by everybody. Some…
Introducing the Toyota Kata Podcast or “KataCast” Mark Graban Nov 13, 2015 0 Blog Today, I'm announcing a new podcast series called the Toyota Kata Podcast, or "KataCast" for short. As the Toyota…
Great Lean Leader Interview Series at Shmula.com Mark Graban Sep 30, 2014 0 Blog My friend Pete Abilla has started a nice series of "Lean Leadership Interviews" on his site, shmula.com. I…
Lean is a “Generic” Term for TPS (and The Toyota Way), Says Dan Jones Mark Graban Sep 29, 2014 1 Blog People often say Lean is pretty simple (or that it's just "common sense"). Yeah, some of the concepts are simple...…
Toyota’s Lean Philosophy: Understanding the Role of Respect for People in… Mark Graban Feb 26, 2013 53 Blog A principle that has been often discussed (and hopefully practiced) in the Lean community over the past few!-->!-->!-->…
Learning Jazz (and Lean?): Imitate, Integrate, Innovate Mark Graban Oct 29, 2012 17 Blog Although I don't get to play much anymore, I used to be a pretty serious drummer (I almost said "musician,"!-->!-->!-->…
Analogy from “The Lean Startup” for any Lean Journey? Mark Graban Sep 27, 2011 8 Blog As I'm reading the new book by Eric Ries, The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to…
“The Lean Edge” Authors on Teamwork Mark Graban May 14, 2011 0 Blog Here is the latest set of discussions from the authors at The Lean Edge, site that has participation from some very…
Weekend Fun: The Management Methods, They Are a-Changin’ Mark Graban Mar 26, 2011 3 Blog Fans of Bob Dylan and Mike Rother's book Toyota Kata will appreciate this song especially:
From the LEI Summit: Mike Rother on Toyota’s View on ROI Mark Graban Mar 16, 2011 11 Blog I really had a great learning experience at last week's LEI Lean Transformation Summit that was held here in…