We’ve all experienced the importance of gemba walks and know they are an absolute necessity for a lean enterprise. There are many posts and sights that detail this importance for a transformation and also speak about “good” gemba walk practices. However, there are a few bad habits that I find myself and others slipping into [...]
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Genchi gembutsu. Go to the gemba. The importance of going to the ‘actual place’ to see the ‘actual thing.’ It’s something that lean practitioners value a lot. CBS’s new reality show, Undercover Boss, premiering on February 7th after the Superbowl is where corporate leaders do just that – the voyeuristic ritual of reality shows goes [...]
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When I was in elementary school I couldn’t stand poetry. I didn’t mind reading it, but I absolutely despised having to write poems. I found it bothersome trying to make everything rhyme. Then the teacher taught me about haiku.
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