The name "Gemba Tales" is borrowed from Mark Hamel's two Shingo Prize-winning books, Kaizen Event Fieldbook and Lean Math within which there are dozens of tales. Each tale is based upon the experienced (some successful, some not) of the author and other lean practitioners and shared for the purpose of providing insight into the application of certain lean concepts. The purpose of this blog is really no different, just a bigger community for sharing and learning.
I never anticipated posting something about scrunchies (you know the decorative pony tail holding device) or quoting Coco Chanel. But, here I am.
Heck, it's Friday, why not share something light about lean?
Truth be told, I LOVE really simple and creative applications of lean. Even better when it's the voluntary work of a relatively new lean convert, like my friend Lisa.
Last month, I had the opportunity to read Daniel Markovitz’s new book, A Factory of One: Applying Lean Principles to Banish Waste and Improve Your Personal Performance. It is published by Productivity Press. My hopefully pithy review is now posted on his book website (where you can also get a FREE chapter):
Absolutely nothing serious here, or long. Just wanted to share this picture of a freshly returned rental car that pulled in next to mine.
Did the driver not notice an abnormality? Maybe did, but didn't care? Who knows, other than the "operator"?
During a recent trip to the great state of Texas, I heard some down-home wisdom, “Before you season your food, why don’t you taste
This is the final of my three contributing installments to John Hunter’s fourth annual review roundup. In this installment, I
As a lean coach, it is always rewarding to witness the change in a lean learner's "lens" -
Earlier this month, my father passed away after a long and stoic battle with cancer.
Along with hundreds of thousands of folks in the Northeast, I am in my 6th day without power.
