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Problem Solving X: Toyota Doesn’t Expect Frontline Workers to Solve Every Problem

One of the most widely accepted beliefs about the Toyota Production System is that frontline employees should be empowered to solve their own problems. But have we taken that idea too far? Empowering employees to solve problems is not the same as expe

30 MIN

Genba Ikigai – The 16 Habits of Lean Leadership with Mark Forkun

Why do Lean transformations fail—and what separates genuine transformation from “Lean theatre”? In this episode of Lean 911, Mark DeLuzio is joined by Mark Forkun, author of Genba Ikigai – Leading to Serve, for a practical discussion about Lean leader

91 MIN

Stop Copying Toyota’s Tools – Start Copying How Toyota Thinks

Why have so many organizations copied Toyotas tools, yet so few have replicated Toyotas success? In this episode of Lean911, we revisit Steven Spear and H. Kent Bowens landmark article, Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System, and explore a f

57 MIN

Lean at 8 Seconds – What NASCAR Pit Crews Can Teach Us About Lean

What can Lean leaders learn from a NASCAR pit crew, where three-tenths of a second can mean five car lengths and elite performance depends on five people executing as one? In this episode, we take the lessons from NASCAR’s pit road and translate them

55 MIN

From Toyota to Danaher to Your Enterprise: Introducing Lean Horizons Academy

What if the Lean lessons that helped shape one of the world’s most respected business systems could be made available to everyone in your organization—anytime, anywhere, and in virtually any language? In this episode of Lean911, we introduce Lean Hori

28 MIN