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15 March 2010 / 4 CommentsWe’re finishing up the final touches on a new course over at Gemba Academy called “Lean Lingo Explained.”
In this course Brad Schmidt, the managing partner of…
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10 March 2010 / 10 CommentsWhich do you feel is more important – hard work and hustle or brains and intelligence?
In other words, if you had to choose between the…
Click Here to Continue Reading the Article...Lean Leaders, circa 2020
7 March 2010 / 7 CommentsGuest Post by Michael Lombard of the Lean Builder Blog
Have you seen any of Conan O’Brien’s “In the Year 2000” skits? They were funny when…
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4 March 2010 / 1 CommentsAnother hat tip to Jon Miller for first posting this video of Paul Akers and the FastCap team practicing lean thinking.
What you think of…
Click Here to Continue Reading the Article...Lean in Hospitals: Running Free vs. Coordinated Efforts
3 March 2010 / 6 CommentsGuest Post by Alicia C. Simmer of KHC
There’s a choice to be made in how hospital leaders approach implementing lean: either let lean run free…
Click Here to Continue Reading the Article...Learn How to Receive Lean Training DVDs Valued at $795 for Free
28 February 2010 / No CommentsA year ago I, along with my good friends Jon Miller (Gemba Panta Rei) and Kevin Meyer (Evolving Excellence), began one heck of a journey…
Click Here to Continue Reading the Article...The Lean US Senator Preaches the Gospel that is Lean on Fox News!
26 February 2010 / 2 CommentsHat tip to Jon Miller for first posting this video of Paul Akers preaching lean on Fox News. Yes, preaching lean on the most watched…
Click Here to Continue Reading the Article...3 Life Lessons P90X Has Taught Me
25 February 2010 / 7 CommentsI awake to the sound of my iPhone alarm clock ringing. It’s 5:15 AM. Are you kidding me?
I lay there for about a minute. Then,…
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Free Introduction to Lean Video
18 February 2009 / 2 CommentsHere is part one of our first Gemba Academy video. To see the complete and full screen version – in high definition – please visit our main site. Stay tuned for more free videos in the coming weeks.
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