INFOPACKS
A3 Thinking: This guide provides an introduction to the fundamentals of "A3" thinking, an elegant and structured approach to root cause problem solving. This Infopack explains what an A3 is, why you'd want to use it, and highlights common mistakes.
Value Stream Mapping: A short primer on the basics of value stream mapping. This Infopack identifies the key components of a value stream map, and suggests how to introduce it to your organization.
Bridging the Gap: Sometimes the basics get lost in the heated discussions over the various ways to develop strategy. This short Infopack presents four key principles that you don't want to forget, irrespective of your preferred approach to making strategy.
ASSESSMENTS
Fit Organization: Is your organization fit or flabby? Use this self-assessment to identify where you're doing well and where you need some work in the six critical areas for operational excellence.
Organizational Efficiency: What people commonly perceive as time management challenges are actually symptoms of underlying problems in organizational efficiency. This assessment will help you identify where the root cause lies.
Individual Lean: Your organization may be well on its lean journey, but what about your own work habits? You might be surprised at how much waste in all its myriad forms is hidden in your own work. Take this assessment to learn where -- and how -- you can improve the way you work.
ARTICLES
Please, Not Another Argument for MBWA | Industry Week
We REALLY Need to Stop Talking About Lean | Industry Week
Your Six Sigma Belt Program IS the Problem | Industry Week
The Art of Change | Industry Week
Flipping Accountability on Its Head | Rotman Management Journal
The Perils of Internal Disruption | Rotman Management Journal
How to Take Your Coaching Skills Up a Notch | Rotman Management Journal
First, Show You Care | Industry Week
Six Failure Modes in Strategy Deployment | Industry Week
Why You're Struggling to Improve Company Culture | Industry Week
How to Deal with Seasonal Fluctuations in Your Business | Industry Week
Why It Makes Sense (Sometimes) to Start with Hoshin Kanri | Industry Week
Three Reasons Why Visual Management Boards Fail | Industry Week
Nudge Your Way to Better Results | Rotman Management Journal
Smart Power Personified | Rotman Management Journal
Ask Not What Your Employees Can Do For You | Rotman Management Journal
In Praise of Ignorance | Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Insights
Organizational Structure, Organizational Clutter | Business Transformation & Operational Excellence Insights
The Fit Organization: How to Build a Continuous Improvement Culture | Rotman Management Journal
Lean Transformation: "Shock & Awe" vs. "Slow & Grow" | The Lean Post
Lean Fitness: The Individual vs. The Organization | The Lean Post
How Visual Systems Make it Easier to Track Knowledge Work | Harvard Business Review Blog
The Perils of Vertical Thinking | Industry Week
Let's Get Serious About Lowering the Water Level | Industry Week
Smarter Work: Applying Lean to Our Own Gemba | Planet Lean
Go To Where the Actual Work is Being Done | Harvard Business Review Blog
No One Likes to Be Changed | Harvard Business Review Blog
The Folly of Stretch Goals | Journal of the Institute of Management Services
How to Break Free From Email Jail | Harvard Business Review Blog
A Factory of One Webinar | Gemba Academy Lean Thinker Webinar Series
The Folly of Stretch Goals | Harvard Business Review Blog
Information 5S | Management Services Journal
What’s Your Job? | Productive! Magazine
A Flurry of Inactivity | Quality Progress Magazine
To-Do Lists Don’t Work | Harvard Business Review Blog
How Broken Promises Can Benefit Your Company. | Amex OPEN Forum
Inspiration Doesn’t Come From A Box Of Cocoa Puffs | Amex OPEN Forum
One snowstorm. Three leaders. One lesson in lean management | Reliable Plant Magazine
Time Management Training: A Waste of Time | Chief Learning Officer
Think You Have a Time Management Problem? Think Again | Amex OPEN Forum
Why Isn’t ‘Thinking Time’ Part Of Your Standard Work? | What Do You Want From Them
Making Time For Business | California Lawyer
TPS – The Thinking Production System | The Manufacturer
The New Frontier of Lean | Industry Week
Lean Methods, Lean Planning | Industry Week
Get Lean, Get Innovative | Industry Week
How to Make an Office Lean | Industry Week
Webinars
Building the Fit Organization | Karen Martin Group
Building the Fit Organization | KaiNexus