PlanetLean

FEATURE – This student’s research confirms that lean efforts stall when culture lags. Case evidence shows fear, poor communication and top-down tools breed resistance, but participatory leadership fo…

FEATURE – The author shares his thoughts about the thinking that informs Uri Levine’s book and explains why this is perfectly align with a lean mindset. Words: Juan David Ruiz I recently read F…

NOTES FROM THE GEMBA – What’s kaizen for? Improving quality? Generating a flow of ideas? Challenging a method? All of the above, so long as the underlying goal is to make people’s lives easier. Wo…

INTERVIEW – A new book on hoshin kanri is out! We sit down with the author to learn about the publication and how it can help organizations. Interviewee: Mark Reich Roberto Priolo: Congratulati…

FEATURE – Many lean initiatives fail because managers lack an understanding of how adults learn. The authors discuss why execs need clear strategies that link improvement efforts to human capital dev…

CASE STUDY – A Scaling Kaizen initiative at Veolia Water Information Systems engaged 45 teams in Lean IT practices, improving delivery, incident reduction, and fostering talent. Words: Meriem Riad…

FEATURE – Collaboration with suppliers, rather than a merely transactional relationship, has to power to transform a company’s operations, fostering innovation and building resilience. Words: Rémi…

FEATURE – This article explores the integration of lean leadership behaviors with digital tools to achieve sustainable performance improvement in modern organizations. Words: Tony McNaughton It…

FEATURE – In this article, Michael discusses the four levers that organizations can work on to thrive in good times… and bad times. Words: Michael Ballé As we enter a new period of troubled w…

INTERVIEW – As their book on daily management is released in the US in English, we talk to the authors about the thinking behind the book and the lessons learned since its launch in Brazil three year…