The Dark Side of Lean Management

There is a dark side to Lean Management, even though the benefits of Lean are enormous!  The failure rate for Lean programs, per many Lean experts can be very discouraging. Recently, speaking at a Lean Management conference, experts from that conference proclaimed the...

Non-Biased Business Systems

Non-biased business systems enable management to make good decisions without presumption or partiality. Systems are inanimate objects, as they have no predisposition or prejudice. The kind of business systems I’m talking about don’t know a white person from a black...

How to Sustain Lean – Take a Lean Tour

How to sustain Lean once lean practices are implemented, is the NOT-so-Lean-ELEPHANT in the room that many “gurus-of-lean” seem to overlook! These Lean “Rah-Rah” folks enjoy showing the housekeeping side of lean, called 5s, because it’s out in the open for all to see...