- "Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten." B. F. Skinner That quote helps explain one reason why tens of thousands of books have been written on the topic of leadership and lean has become its own little cottage...

The title link will take you to the full article... Leansters always say to NEVER lay off people as a result of improvements. The article predictably dances around this dogma - you may be wanting a nice, clean and tidy explanation of why Lean should...

I love this photo. This was seen in the genba and can serve as a 5S Learning Lab. It helps us imagine many benefits of practicing lean if we only embrace problems. How would 5S make this area ready for work? Tools would be easier to retrieve, perhaps...

I've been learning a lot this month. The past several weeks have been a whirlwind of leading managers and their people in the skill of genba observation in 10 different North American manufacturing plants. Today, I learned that problems don't have a...

In response to this post back in May, Dan said... "Hey Bryan: Congratulations on being a dad and glad you're recovering from your hospital "adventure." When you get a chance, could you please elaborate on point #4? I'm curious about what you discuss...