This is a book about practicing, learning, and sharing.
Doctors don't "implement medicine," they practice medicine.
Lawyers don't "implement cases," they practice law.
Shouldn't Lean facilitators, consultants, managers, and the like, also "practice Lean?"
When most of us start with Lean, the practices and principles are new. We might struggle to make change happen. I know I did. Our initial clumsy efforts hopefully turn into proficiency and mastery over time. We shift from "doing Lean" to "being Lean" and teaching others how to be Lean.
This book is a collection of honest and unvarnished first hand stories about learning, failing, and getting better at leading Lean transformation efforts. What mistakes have been made? What are the lessons learned? How do we "Plan, Do, Study, Adjust" our way to more effective Lean transformation models?
Proceeds from the book will be donated to the non-profit Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation. Disclosure: Mark Graban is on the board of the Batz Foundation.
We have a diverse set of contributors so far, and future participants ideally continue come from various industries - manufacturing, healthcare, software, startups, etc.
This book has 16 chapters and new chapters might still be added over time.
Table of Contents:
Chapter One - Mark Graban
Chapter Two - Mark Graban
Chapter Three - Nick Ruhmann
Chapter Four - Michael Lombard
Chapter Five - Paul Akers
Chapter Six - Jamie Parker
Chapter Seven - Harry Kenworthy
Chapter Eight - Bob Rush
Chapter Nine - Samuel Selay
Chapter Ten - David Haigh
Chapter Eleven – Joseph Swartz
Chapter Twelve – Cameron Stark
Chapter Thirteen - Harvey Leach
Chapter Fourteen – Andy Sheppard
Chapter Fifteen – Mike Leigh
Chapter Sixteen – Jamie Flinchbaugh
Chapter Seventeen – Lesa Nichols
Chapter Eighteen – Highlights from LeanBlog.org
Doctors don't "implement medicine," they practice medicine.
Lawyers don't "implement cases," they practice law.
Shouldn't Lean facilitators, consultants, managers, and the like, also "practice Lean?"
When most of us start with Lean, the practices and principles are new. We might struggle to make change happen. I know I did. Our initial clumsy efforts hopefully turn into proficiency and mastery over time. We shift from "doing Lean" to "being Lean" and teaching others how to be Lean.
This book is a collection of honest and unvarnished first hand stories about learning, failing, and getting better at leading Lean transformation efforts. What mistakes have been made? What are the lessons learned? How do we "Plan, Do, Study, Adjust" our way to more effective Lean transformation models?
Proceeds from the book will be donated to the non-profit Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation. Disclosure: Mark Graban is on the board of the Batz Foundation.
We have a diverse set of contributors so far, and future participants ideally continue come from various industries - manufacturing, healthcare, software, startups, etc.
This book has 16 chapters and new chapters might still be added over time.
Table of Contents:
Chapter One - Mark Graban
Chapter Two - Mark Graban
Chapter Three - Nick Ruhmann
Chapter Four - Michael Lombard
Chapter Five - Paul Akers
Chapter Six - Jamie Parker
Chapter Seven - Harry Kenworthy
Chapter Eight - Bob Rush
Chapter Nine - Samuel Selay
Chapter Ten - David Haigh
Chapter Eleven – Joseph Swartz
Chapter Twelve – Cameron Stark
Chapter Thirteen - Harvey Leach
Chapter Fourteen – Andy Sheppard
Chapter Fifteen – Mike Leigh
Chapter Sixteen – Jamie Flinchbaugh
Chapter Seventeen – Lesa Nichols
Chapter Eighteen – Highlights from LeanBlog.org
