Posted on February 9, 2010 by Bruce Baker
[tweetmeme source=”leanisgood” service=”ow.ly” only_single=false]The other night after the Superbowl (congratulations to the Saints) CBS debuted a new reality show that has gotten minor play in the lean blogosphere (here, curious cat, and LeanBlog).
The premise of the show is bosses going undercover to do the actual work that happens in their companies. Continue reading →
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Posted on December 18, 2009 by Bruce Baker
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The first thing that many lean practitioners think of when they hear the word ‘why’ is probably 5 why’s and getting to root cause of problems. That is certainly a powerful tool and a good way to use ‘why’. Those are the why’s that we don’t know. As importantly we shouldn’t forget to teach the why’s that we do know. Continue reading →
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