Making Lean and Continuous Improvement Work

Despite the popularity of lean and continuous improvement around the work, most organizations and their leaders struggle to make improvement work.

Section 1: Introduction to Lean Thinking. Chapter 1: Introducing the Problem and What's Not Working. Chapter 2: Introduction to Daily Management and Standardized Work. Chapter 3: Key Principles of Lean (Work, Value & Waste). Section 2: Daily Lean Management. Chapter 4: Four Elements of Daily Lean Management. Chapter 5: Pitfalls of Daily Lean Management. Section 3: Why Organizations Struggle to Fix Problems. Chapter 6: Breaking the Cycle. Chapter 7: A3 Problem Solving Process and PDCA Thinking. Chapter 8: Why Standardized Work is Not Standard (and acts as a foundation for continuous improvement). Section 4: How Leaders and Managers Can Help Play Their Roles. Chapter 9: How to Establish Effective Visual Management and Daily Management Routines. Chapter 10: Lean Management System. Chapter 11: Lean Management Routines - the Essential 3rd Cog in the System. Chapter 12: Summary and Conclusion.