Tag Archives: Operational Excellence

Simple Excellence is here…

Hot off the press, Simple Excellence: Organizing the Management Team in a Lean Transformation, has arrived. Available through our publisher, Productivity Press (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis) as well as from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and other fine book merchants. Check … Continue reading

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Leadership is Learning to See Fresh Context

What’s Your Context?  A man sat at a Metro station in Washington, D.C. playing the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. Since it was rush hour, it’s likely that thousands of … Continue reading

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Just-In-Time BMWs – Lean Thinking in Spartanburg

Get exactly the car you want in two to six weeks.  Sounds good to me. However, the article describes this particular vehicle as a rush “priority.”  So I’m getting the sense that Spartanburg might be able to use a few more Lean Leaders … Continue reading

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