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.
Effective Visual Controls Are Self-Explaining
I've driven past the building pictured below well over a dozen times. It appears commercial in nature, but with the lack of descriptive visual controls, I had no idea, until now, what it is.
Bridging to Daily Kaizen - 15 (or so) Questions
My teenage education was (maybe) enhanced by substantial doses of Monty Python. Occasionally, I discover a lean metaphor somewhere within their body of work. One of my absolute favorite scenes is from the movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The three minute scene goes by two names: 1) the Bridge of Death, or 2) the Three Questions.
Blog Carnival Annual Roundup: 2010 – John Shook's Lean Management Column
This is my third and final installment as part of John Hunter’s review roundup.
Blog Carnival Annual Roundup: 2010 – Lean Homebuilding
This is the second of my three installments as part of John Hunter’s review roundup.
Blog Carnival Annual Roundup: 2010 - Evolving Excellence
This is the first of my three installments as part of John Hunter's review roundup.