“Lean is a transformation that builds toward a continuous improvement culture, not just a ‘program’ that’s designed to make tactical gains. Lean can certainly help as a short-term tactical tool, but the big gains are in the creation of a continuous improvement machine inside your own organization that drives both personal and organizational growth. That […]

In the Lean Business Culture, we talk about having ideas for improvement, testing them, and then implementing the ones that work. So, how do we get GOOD ideas? After all, some ideas are (shall we say) ”not-so-good.” I’ve had plenty of “not-so-good” ideas. You can probably say the same. How do we get GOOD ones? […]

Lean works when leaders cultivate and mobilize the creative power of people. Christians believe that people are created in the “likeness of God.” As a result, people have as set of abilities that are similar to those of God. Of course, our abilities are limited, imperfect, and distorted by sin. Despite this, they do have […]

Companies that are serious about the Lean Business Culture standardize everything they can. The most important things to standardize are are the procedures we use to create value for our customers– Process Standards. Here are seven benefits that result:

For the remainder of 2024, I plan to post “juicy quotes” weekly instead of daily. I have several training development projects going, and want to focus on them for the rest of this year. At this point, I expect to do weekly posts on Tuesdays. Blessings to you –Ray Randolph