Building agility into your team’s approaches can help your organization adapt to fast-changing conditions from within or even external ones. A key part of this that has benefited many of my consulting ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Isadora Marlow-Morgan is a creator and digital architect, and the president of Isadora Agency, a digital agency in Manhattan Beach, CA. The 2024 Olympics are over, but it's easy to summon the most ...

Many hospitals are adopting the lean methodology for improving efficiency and safety. When used in the operating room, lean may speed turnover times, improve first case on-time starts and reduce the ...

Continuous process improvement can benefit all aspects of life — from personal New Year’s resolutions to complex drug development. In a world where two-thirds of planned improvement initiatives fail, ...

Innovation often comes from outside an organization. Why? “Outsiders” have fresh eyes and are not undoing something from the inside. As discussed last week, people are comfortable with things staying ...

“Respect for people” is one of the most critical lean principles, and also one of the most misunderstood. If not practiced, developing a lean culture of continuous improvement is impossible. Most ...

Leadership is the key. The culture of an organization is what the leadership either creates or allows. An organization without a disciplined culture will not succeed on the lean journey. The ...

Historically, making medical devices has been a complicated task, often due to the sheer number of parts produced, all in differing sizes and complexities. When you take into consideration the added ...

Continuous growth is the only option for ambitious professionals who want to advance in today’s fast-paced and competitive work environment. A key aspect of career development is recognizing and ...