You're Good When You Think You're Bad
Well over a decade ago I created my first lean enterprise assessment, just as a tool to help me understand gaps in my organization. I'm generally…
Reflections on 25 Years of Lean - with Womack, Shook, and Jones
A heads up to Evolving Excellence readers that Gemba Academy has just added a group of videos to its Gemba Live! series titled "Reflections on 25…
Of Meetings, Metrics and Dishwashing
By Kevin Meyer Last week I started a discussion post in the Lean Six Sigma LinkedIn group on Gemba Academy's latest featured video showing the mo…
Eiji Toyoda (1913 - 2013) - Leading Lean
By Kevin Meyer Ever since I heard of the passing of Eiji Toyoda several days ago I have struggled to find the appropriate words to convey the impact…
Leadership by Welch, Immelt... and Layer
By Kevin Meyer Regular readers know that I'm no big fan of Jack Welch, to put it mildly. My opinion is shared by many in the lean world, at leas…
The Creativity of the Low Score
By Kevin Meyer A few years ago when I was a young lad, a friend of mine introduced me to a newfangled gizmo called "Pong." We temporarily…
Donating Cash... or Kaizen
By Kevin Meyer There was a fantastic story in The New York Times yesterday on how Toyota is helping various charities in the New York City area. Mos…
Online Lean and Six Sigma Training from Gemba Academy
By Kevin Meyer And now a rare word from what is effectively our sponsor...! As many of you know, I am one of the partners in Gemba Academy, a compan…