Continuous Improvement Program for Sales and Marketing

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 …

Extending Lean Supply Chain Thinking

Lean Supply Chain and Logistics Management is a a practical guide that will assist you in leveraging your improvements to make both vendors and customers smile! Paul Myerson is my guest and the author of the aforementioned book. Paul explains many components of Lean but in a unique way that allows you to apply that Read More …

An Appreciative look at the Seven Signs of Value

In addition to my Tuesday Podcast this week with Paul Myerson, author of Lean Supply Chain and Logistics Management, I will host a Thursday podcast with David Shaked of Almond-Insight.  David is a leading proponent of Strength-Based Lean Six Sigma. This is an excerpt of the podcast where we discussed this article, The Seven Signs Read More …

Developing a Learning A3 Transcription

Matt Wrye, a Lean Implementer that has a passion for continuous learning was my guest on the Business901 podcast,  Developing a Learning A3. This is a transcription of the podcast.   Below are several formats for your use. I recommend viewing one before reading the transcript or during the listening of the podcast. Learning A3 Read More …

Is forecasting the pull for a Lean Supply Chain?

Paul Myerson, author of Lean Supply Chain and Logistics Management is my guest next week on the Business901 podcast. Paul claims to have written a practical guide and from this excerpt I think you can tell. He takes the most complex subjects and makes them simple. I re-read many parts of the book not because Read More …

Use Desired Effects to find Root Cause

Since being introduced to Appreciative Inquiry by Ankit Patel principal partner with The Lean Way Consulting, I have used it quite extensively. Starting with visioning positive outcomes and working backwards to find a way to achieve these many times uncovers root causes of existing problems. I find conflicting viewpoints of this process with many Lean Read More …