Guest Post: A Clown Post About Bryce Harper and Warnings TAGS: alamodome | bryce harper | chavez ravine | consulting | lean | lean blitz | leanblog | mark graban | operations | outfield | process | sports | stitches | wall | warning track | washington nationals Today we have another guest post, this time from fellow blogger Mark Graban of LeanBlog.org, one of the top-read blogs about Lean today. Mark is a Lean consultant in healthcare …Continue reading →

Genchi Genbutsu & Manti Te’o's Draft Stock TAGS: actual place actual thing | bcs championship | combine | consulting | draft | football | gemba | genbutsu | genchi | go and see | go and see for yourself | lean | lean blitz | lennay kekua | manti | nfl | notre dame | operations | sports | t'eo We have been inundated with the story of Manti Te’o and the girlfriend hoax, especially this past weekend as the NFL Draft unfolded. Te’o is one of the most award-decorated …Continue reading →

Team Websites Facilitate the Sales Process TAGS: augusta | baseball | broken | consulting | continuous improvement | funnel | greenjackets | lean | lean blitz | minor league | phone number | process | sales | sports | website | yellow pages Lean is the operational management philosophy about providing exactly what the client wants, when they want it, and in the condition/location where they want it, all while doing it as …Continue reading →

Lean Oops!: Slightly Political Edition TAGS: barack obama | car | continuous improvement | debt collection | epson | fax | fax machine | firefighter | kid stuck in toy machine | lean | lean blitz consulting | made in china | made in usa | mitt romney | oops | operations | parking | politics | printer | process | six sigma | sports | walmart | water fountain As is a theme that I hope continues, here are some more Lean Oops! scenarios courtesy of contributors to Reddit.

Lean Oops!: More Internet Images! TAGS: airplane | blame | ceiling fan | cookie | door handle | duct tape | flowchart | handicapped | handles | imgur | lean | lean blitz consulting | lean meme | leanblog.org | light | mark graban | meme | oil field | operations | painting | parking lot | process | reddit | reddit.com | redditor | sandwich | sign | six sigma | space | sports | staple | subway | subways | switch | there i fixed it | thereifixedit | vigor With as much content that can be found at Reddit.com and ThereIFixedIt.com, this might have to become a regular weekend feature. I hope duct tape isn’t a commonly-used repair tool …Continue reading →

Lean Oops! Random Stuff on the Internet TAGS: allen wrench | blitz | consulting | continuous improvement | convenient | dispenser | failblog | fix | i can has cheezburger | lean | machine | operations | optimization | packing | postage | postal service | process | salad | soap | sports | tape | there i fixed it | usps | vending So from time to time I check out reddit.com, the “Front Page of the Internet.” A community of readers and commenters post interesting (and mostly funny) things they find around …Continue reading →