04/02/14 by Ankit Patel | lean, lean culture, lean fail, lean manufacutring, lean medical clinic, Strengths based Lean, Uncategorized |

“Going Lean” can be very exciting for a company because of the results it can produce.  An engaged workforce, reduced costs, faster delivery times, better quality, and a competitive advantage in the market place to name a few.  You hear companies like Toyota using it to compete in a very…

11/20/13 by Ankit Patel | lean, Strengths based Lean |

  Listen to the Conference Call on Getting People to See Opportunities for Improvement Part II  In the last post (Getting People to See Opportunities for Improvement Part I) we talked about the basic process of getting people to see opportunities. The framework is as follows: Big picture and emotional tie –…

10/04/13 by Ankit Patel | lean, Strengths based Lean |

I was on the radio the other day talking about strengths based Lean and how it can help revive manufacturing.    Full site for the radio show