Can Standard Work be Fun

David Veech (@leansights) thinks that work should be fun, exciting, challenging, and interesting, and knows that it is leaders who can make or break this kind of workplace. To help organizations of all types develop better leaders, he founded Leadersights in 2011 to focus on this overwhelming task. David is part of the a series Read More …

Why use a Lean Simulation Game

The Lean Supply Chain & Logistics Simulation game was discussed in the podcast with Paul Myerson, author of Lean Supply Chain and Logistics Management, a practical guide that will assist you in leveraging your improvements to both vendors and customers. Why use a simulation game? Paul says, To be truly successful with Lean I think Read More …

Teaching Lean Supply Chain w Simulation

Paul Myerson will be discussing his Lean Supply Chain & Logistics Simulation later in the week. This is part of a series of blog posts outlined in A Lean Service Design Approach to Gaming your Training. Paul was my guest on a recent  Business901 Podcast, Extending Lean Supply Chain Thinking. He recently authored Lean Supply Read More …

Accessing the Full Value of the Cloud

Thomas Koulopoulos, author of Cloud Surfing: A New Way to Think About Risk, Innovation, Scale and Success (Social Century) was my guest on the podcast, The Next Step in Cloud Computing–Humans. Tom is the author of eight books and founder of Delphi Group, a 20-year-old Boston-based think tank, which was named one of the fastest Read More …

Pull in Lean Construction w Greg Howell

Gregory A. Howell is the co-founder and managing director of the Lean Construction Institute (LCI), a non-profit organization devoted to production management research in design and construction. A popular speaker, educator and author Howell regularly addresses industry groups on the need for a lean production revolution in design and construction. His expertise in improving productivity Read More …

Lean Planning: We started off Looking at Work

My guest for this week’s Busines901 Podcast is Gregory A. Howell, co-founder and managing director of the Lean Construction Institute (LCI), a non-profit organization devoted to production management research in design and construction. Howell brings 35 years of construction industry project management, consulting and university-level teaching experience to LCI. An excerpt from the podcast: Greg Read More …