A few weeks back, I had the privilege of attending the 2-day Shingo Prize workshop on the Principles of Operational Excellence. The experience was nothing short of mind-blowing, as I developed a far deeper understanding of Lean and why it works, not just what works. In other words, my understanding grew from something based on an understanding of Lean’s tools to something based more on Lean’s philosophy.
Business travel is a drag. One of the painfully few benefits, if you're flying (and waiting), is that you can catch up on some reading.
For virtually everyone change means hard work, risk, and the need to learn new ways for unproven benefits.
Too often we forget the basics. And we pay dearly for it.
Model lines (a.k.a. pilot) are a proven method to initiate a lean launch.
Last week, Defense Industry Daily posted the first half of an article authored by yours truly and Chuck Wolfe.
I recently facilitated a five team, week long kaizen event. The teams made some very significant improvements (more kaikaku than kaizen).
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the renowned Hungarian psychology professor is noted for, among other things, his research on work and flow (continuous flow from the perspective of the worker being
