Kata-tize Your Next Conference Attendance

I have put together a first draft PDF developed for the upcoming Lean People Development Summit. It is in its earliest stages and my hope is for people to share and discuss it on LinkedIn with any suggestions for improvement. I take no ownership of the material, just please properly attribute the original Toyota Kata work.The Read More …

Lean Affects People’s Lives by Jean Cunningham

A morning Breakout Session of the Lean People Development Summit, held September 11-12, will be facilitated by Jean Cunningham. The Summit draws professionals from HR, continuous improvement, and leadership to explore how best to design job roles aimed at improvement, build problem-solving skills, define process improvement competencies, and develop leaders at all levels of the Read More …

The Michelli Podcast Collection

A special collection of Business901 podcasts with Joe Michelli. The collection totals just under an 1 1/2 hours and we discuss three of his books. It is one of the better collection of change management series that I have. Three very different perspectives on customer engagement and how to get there successfully. His most recent book, Driven Read More …

Roger Bilas on Training Within Industry

In an immersive working session at the Lean People Development Summit, held September 11-12, Roger Bilas will facilitate the TWI:  Still the Perfect Foundation for People Development – 75 Years and Counting session. The Summit draws professionals from HR, continuous improvement, and leadership to explore how best to design job roles aimed at improvement, build Read More …

Applying Lean Strategy to Lean People

Dan Jones and others new book, The Lean Strategy: Using Lean to Create Competitive Advantage, Unleash Innovation, and Deliver Sustainable Growth is outstanding. I enjoyed reading it and putting it to use. Dan Jones is a management thought leader and advisor on applying lean, process thinking to every type of business across the world. Dan is the co-author Read More …

Getting Better, One Person at a Time

At an afternoon Breakout Session of the Lean People Development Summit, held September 11-12, will be facilitated by Colin Rusel.  The Summit draws professionals from HR, continuous improvement, and leadership to explore how best to design job roles aimed at improvement, build problem solving skills, define process improvement competencies, and develop leaders at all levels Read More …