Gemba Tales Blog Lean Transformation Leadership emotional intelligence lean leadership Good Lean Leaders Come from Good Lean Followers Sat, 07/10/2010 - 13:45 By markrhamel My oldest is a fourth class cadet (actually a "swab") at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Read more about Good Lean Leaders Come from Good Lean Followers
Gemba Tales Blog Lean Math (TM) sensei Lean Metric: Waste Elimination Effectiveness Thu, 07/01/2010 - 23:01 By markrhamel It happened about 15 years ago, but I remember it very clearly. Read more about Lean Metric: Waste Elimination Effectiveness
Gemba Tales Blog Kaizen lean leaders PDCA teams trystorm Of Team Size, Social Loafing and Lack of Direction Fri, 06/25/2010 - 12:22 By markrhamel Maximilian Ringelmann was a 19th century French agricultural engineer. I'm guessing there's not too many of those around right now - both from the engineering discipline and country of origin perspective. Read more about Of Team Size, Social Loafing and Lack of Direction
Gemba Tales Blog Lean Principles takt time observations Guest Post: Beyond Toast Kaizen - Lean Breakfast Concepts, Circa 1937 Mon, 06/21/2010 - 14:25 By markrhamel I was in Boston this weekend with my wife and we were told the best place for breakfast was Paramount’s. Read more about Guest Post: Beyond Toast Kaizen - Lean Breakfast Concepts, Circa 1937
Gemba Tales Blog Scientific thought - PDCA/SDCA PDCA trystorm “Do” Only Gets You Half the Way There, or…“No Pie for You!” Fri, 06/18/2010 - 06:19 By markrhamel Mark Graban has been gracious enough to allow me to guest blog on his Read more about “Do” Only Gets You Half the Way There, or…“No Pie for You!”
Gemba Tales Blog Lean Management System daily accountability process leader standard work SDCA visual control How to Audit a Lean Management System Tue, 06/15/2010 - 21:16 By markrhamel The lean management system (LMS) is an integral part of an effective lean business system. Read more about How to Audit a Lean Management System
Gemba Tales Blog Scientific thought - PDCA/SDCA 3P PDCA trystorm Without Defined Criteria, (Almost) Everything Looks Good Fri, 06/11/2010 - 14:53 By markrhamel Whenever we undertake the (re)design or (re)development of a process, product, system, layout, tool, visual control, etc. Read more about Without Defined Criteria, (Almost) Everything Looks Good
Gemba Tales Blog Lean Math (TM) pull system takt Musings About FIFO Lane Sizing “Math” Mon, 06/07/2010 - 12:50 By markrhamel First in, first out (FIFO) lanes are the core of sequential pull. Read more about Musings About FIFO Lane Sizing “Math”
Gemba Tales Blog Uncategorized Management Improvement Carnival Management Improvement Carnival #99 Tue, 06/01/2010 - 12:37 By markrhamel Gemba Tales is proud to host the 99th edition of the Curious Cat Management Improvement Carnival. Read more about Management Improvement Carnival #99
Gemba Tales Blog Scientific thought - PDCA/SDCA Kaizen PDCA Show Your Work Wed, 05/26/2010 - 21:58 By markrhamel Remember back when your math teacher told you to "show your work"? Read more about Show Your Work