Practicing Lean: Learning How to Learn How to Get Better … Better
An anthology edited by Mark Graban
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If we keep practicing, we might get good at it eventually. We all have a starting point in our personal “Lean journeys.” Looking back at our first year of work in Lean or continuous improvement methodologies, we probably weren't very good at it. What are our reflections and lessons learned? This book is a compilation of those stories.
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About the Book
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 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 ended up with a diverse set of 16 contributors – manufacturing, healthcare, software, startups, etc. – from across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom… a doctor, engineers, business owners, and other great leaders and change agents (although they'd be too humble to call themselves great).
Podcast About the Book
Listen to Ron Pereira interview Mark Graban about the book as part of the Gemba Academy Podcast.
The Contributors
- 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 – Summary of the Book and Key Themes
- Chapter Nineteen – Highlights from LeanBlog.org
Jamie Flinchbaugh: About the Book
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