FEATURE – Embracing lean is like painting: tools are colors, respect for people is the brush, and true change blends both with intention.
FEATURE – Lean Thinking remains vital—but must now adapt to disruption with resilience, flexibility, and human-centric systems, says the author.
NOTES FROM THE GEMBA – What’s kaizen for? Improving quality? Generating a flow of ideas? Challenging a method? All of the above, so long as the underlying goal is to make people’s lives easier.
INTERVIEW – A new book on hoshin kanri is out! We sit down with the author to learn about the publication and how it can help organizations.
INTERVIEW – Learn how Lean Thinking helped GE Appliances improve performance, develop people, and build a resilient, customer-focused, and learning-driven organization.
FEATURE – Many lean initiatives fail because managers lack an understanding of how adults learn. The authors discuss why execs need clear strategies that link improvement efforts to human capital development.
