Gemba Tales Blog
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.
6 Leadership Habits for Effective Tiered Meetings
Regular tiered meetings are a staple of any company’s lean management system.
The Best or Nothing
I just contributed a guest post of the same title to Christian Paulsen's Lean Leadership blog. Please visit his site to read my full post and to take in some of Chris' excellent lean content. Chris shared some of his insight with us a while back in his Gemba Tales guest post, 5 Reasons You Need to Do a DMAIC.
Undercover Hospital Sensei's Diagnosis - "Healthcare is Broke" [guest post]
Normally, I introduce the guest post author at the conclusion of the post. However, this one needs a little pre-post explanation. Believe me.
Lean Aerial Photography!?!
Ok, it's really aerial photography with a lean application.
Calculating Average Daily Demand, Not a No-Brainer
Lean is largely about satisfying customer requirements.
Line of Sight, Employee Engagement, and Daily Kaizen
Lean culture is largely defined by, or at least manifested in, engaged and empowered employees practic
Grapes, Lean and Wisdom from Mr. Miyagi
Lean transformations are not for the squeamish. Certainly not for the noncommittal. Yes, the unknown is scary...
Lean Leaders - Don't Be So Judgmental
The term, "judgmental," in my experience is consistent with Merriam-Webster's second definition, "characterized by
