Planet Lean: The Official online magazine of the Lean Global Network
Interview with Dan Jones, René Aernoudts and Michael Ballé

Interview with Dan Jones, René Aernoudts and Michael Ballé

Planet Lean
June 3, 2014

INTERVIEW - In this video interview, René Aernoudts, Michael Ballé and Dan Jones answer a few key questions on what's next for the lean movement.


Interviewees: René Aernoudts, Lean Management Instituut; Michael Ballé, Institut Lean France; Dan Jones, Lean Enterprise Academy


1. What distinguishes real lean from “fake” lean?

2. How has lean evolved in the past decade?

3. What have you learned most recently about lean healthcare?

4. What do you think about the lean startup movement?

5. What are the biggest challenges lean is facing?

6. What are the most common mistakes you see companies make?

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Six Toyota practices for leading with respect
November 12, 2020
Six Toyota practices for leading with respect

FEATURE – The authors share the main insights from a webinar with two Toyota leaders from South America, on the leadership practices that have allowed the company to sustain results for decades.

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Sensing the lean shift
July 1, 2025
Sensing the lean shift

INTERVIEW - Our editor sits down with the General Manager of Sensata Technologies to learn how they have been blending culture, leadership, and digital tech to drive agility in global sensor manufacturing.

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You say garbage, I say opportunity
May 19, 2023
You say garbage, I say opportunity

WEB SERIES – Season 2 is here! In the first episode of this season, we visit a company in Chile that shows us how sustainability can be the cornerstone of an improvement project... and not just an afterthought.

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Customer value: the only way for a firm to ensure success
December 11, 2015
Customer value: the only way for a firm to ensure success
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OPINION – Managers and investors are starting to understand that, in the long term, a company's success is built on value for the customer and not on marketing manipulations.

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