Lean Construction Institute (LCI) co-founder and managing director, Gregory A. Howell was my guest on the podcast, The Pull in Lean Construction–Greg Howell. In the podcast, we focused on the decentralization of decision and the empowerment of the people that are in direct contact with the work are the key components of this discussion. This Read More …
Lean has an infatuation with time, just look: Lead Time, Takt Time, Cycle Time, Machine Time, Process Time, Value Add Time, etc. With all this time-based thinking what it the first thing we try to do when applying Lean to Sales and Marketing? The first step involves mapping our sales cycle looking for waste and Read More …
The Lean Marketing Lab opened several months ago. It is an online community created to further the cause of bringing continuous improvement to sales and marketing. The foundational work is in Lean but you will find a flavor of Service Design and Design Thinking intertwined. Recently, I have moved the Marketing with Lean Series of Read More …
I attended an outstanding conference (#LSSC12), The Lean Software & Systems Conference 2012 held in Boston, MA. In addition to the conference there was 2 days of tutorials, Lean Camp (Open Space), Interactive Cooking, Living Room, Lightning Talks, and Lean Coffee. It was an excellent agenda and well-hosted by the Lean-Kanban University. Every attendee that Read More …
This was my presentation at the #LSSC12 Conference this year. It was not my typical Lean Sales and Marketing theme. Instead, I demonstrated what I have learned and applied from many of my podcast guests. Lean Software & Systems Conference – Business901 Presentation A couple of the reactions from my discussion on Twitter: @imbertti : Read More …
In a past blog post, How do you handle inputs into your life?, I discussed the book A Factory of One: Applying Lean Principles to Banish Waste and Improve Your Personal Performance. Next week’s Business901 Podcast features the author, Dan Markovitz, founder and owner of TimeBack Management. Timeback is a consultancy specializing in improving individual Read More …