Line design is one of the best ways to get bottom line savings quickly with Lean. A Lean line design is the process used to streamline a process to remove waste but doing it systematically. Here are some terms you need to know before we get into how to do…
No Comments + Read MoreIn part I of Leading a Lean Transformation we explored the business results you can get by doing a Lean Transformation. It’s not uncommon to see successful Lean Transformations improve a business by 30%. However the success rate is very low. Over 70% of change efforts fail the first time…
No Comments + Read MoreA Lean Transformation is a way to changing your business. Traditionally it’s about reducing waste, making products and services “flow”, and reducing excess burdening on people. It’s hard for businesses to believe that by changing the way you look at a problem can change the way you perform. Typically business…
No Comments + Read MoreMost Lean resources will tell you that 5s is the best place to start a Lena initiative. Some will go one step further and say start where there is a need and go from there. While both are good advice we still see a high rate of failure for Lean…
No Comments + Read More*photo from DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Small Business is the life blood of most economies yet fantastic tools like Lean haven’t really taken root there yet. Sure there is Lean Start-up which is fantastic for low to no capital start-ups that want to test what products will sell in the…
No Comments + Read MoreOrganizations have seven phases they cycle through and the first four phases are growth phases. Phase I New Venture Phase II Expansion Phase III Professionalization Phase IV Consolidation Phase V Diversification Phase VI Integration Phase VII Decline and Revitalization The reality is that you can use some form of Lean…
No Comments + Read MoreLean is a bit like ice cream and children. Everyone thinks that theirs is the best. Unlike ice cream or children there is no one “best” way to do Lean. In-fact it will look like the complete opposite in some industries. Because of this you end up with what it…
No Comments + Read MoreIn the last blog post (Mindfulness as a management Skill Part I) we talked about the cycle leaders can get into and how their stress can affect the performance of the team. Most companies don’t get the results they want from doing Lean (or any change effort for that matter). One…
No Comments + Read MoreHere is a great Ted Talk on how to develop Mindfulness Related Posts: Mindfulness as a Management Skill Part I 5 Ways to Help You Decide Your Priorities Want to learn more about mindfulness and how it can help you in your growth as an employee, leader, and/or manager? Please…
No Comments + Read MoreHaving a Lean culture will get you incredible results with your company that can last for a long time. It can also win you a Shingo Prize which is the top Lean award you can achieve. Some results include reducing costs structures by over 50%, improving quality to near zero…
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