Balancing the Art of Lean

How do you incorporate Lean into your strategic thinking?  In Sales and Marketing, I use a process very similar to The Balanced Scorecard for a visual indicator to make sure that I am doing a little “Lean” in each category.  The percentage of each depends on the individual company.  Join the conversation on LinkedIn  What questions Read More …

The Problem with Lean, Is the Problem

Can Lean be used for more than Problem-Solving? When we think of Lean whether as a toolset or as a culture, our immediate thought is steered towards problem-solving, the Kaizen Spirit. It is truly the definitive aspect of Lean. It is so prevalent that most outsiders to Lean are convinced that Lean is not applicable Read More …

Lean is Simple Card Deck

A month ago I wrote an article and posted a few cards that received a favorable response. I considered creating an App but instead decided just to post it on Slideshare so everyone could use an existing app that will be updated. I will also update these cards occasionally. Download a mobile 15 piece Lean Read More …

3Cs of Lean Cycles: SDCA, PDCA & EDCA

I think about Lean in three distinctively different ways: Tools: Documentation, problem-solving, development, design Structure: Creating a workflow to traverse between one to the other in a natural progression. Behavior: The way we practice to achieve specific outcomes in an efficient manner. By doing this, it allows me to move from micro to macro thinking Read More …

How do you put Lean Thinking into use?

When I am working, I naturally migrate from different stages of thinking through the Lean Cycles of CAP-Do, SDCA, PDCA, EDCA. I use all of them at a micro and macro level but often in very different ways. Reading the book Making Thinking Visible (Amazon Link: http://amzn.to/2wXnL0Q) helped me collect my thoughts on this subject. Read More …