A Gemba Talk on Lean with Womack

I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Womack about his new book Gemba Walks and solicited many of his opinions about business and Lean. It ended up being a 2-part podcast and the transcription below turned into a 46 page mini-book. I actually enjoyed the transcription better than the podcast. Even I could sell this Read More …

Another Gemba Talk w Womack

Listen to Dr. Womack discuss Lean in the 2nd part of a 2 part podcast. Part 1 of the podcast was A Gemba Talk with Womack on Lean. We discussed his new book Gemba Walks and many of the problems in implementing Lean. Just the intro and ending was repeated, about 2 minutes on each Read More …

A Gemba Talk with Womack on Lean

Is Lean anything more than a Hypothesis? Dr Jim Womack: “The life of lean is experiments. All authority for any sensei flows from experiments on the gemba [the place where work takes place], not from dogmatic interpretations of sacred texts or the few degrees of separation from the founders of the movement. In short, lean Read More …