UPDATE – we’ve extended the contest through Tuesday, April 24th – drawing held at midnight!!

Lean Blitz aims to bring continuous improvement and lean thinking to the operations of sports organizations and small businesses, showing individuals how to identify opportunities for improvement in processes and problem solving and how to do things better. Now we’re throwing in a free e-book and a chance for our subscribers to win a pair of 2012 Masters pin flags!

The easiest way to enter the contest? Everyone that likes the Lean Blitz Facebook page will be entered to win one of the pin flags. Just like that – one click and you’re entered into the contest.

So go ahead, enter on Facebook!

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We continue to create cornerstone content in the form of examples and analyses that you can apply to your own work and personal lives that will help to enrich your environments and situations:

• What are the lean wastes?
• Time: the non-renewable resource
• The 14 lean principles from The Toyota Way
• Introduction to the lean tools

Lean Blitz has been to the Baseball Winter Meetings and the Masters golf tournament, and been featured in an article on ESPN.com. We’ve even provided content to Darren Rovell for CNBC’s SportsBiz and to Mark Graban’s LeanBlog.

By subscribing to Lean Blitz, this content will be sent your way on a daily basis so you can learn to take what you know now and do it better.

So go ahead and subscribe by submitting your email address to the form on the right side. We promise not to use your email address for anything spammy or inappropriate – only to send you the best content possible about doing things better.

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Well maybe you or someone you know might be asking “Well what is lean and why should I care?” An excellent question that deserves a great and to-the-point answer. This is why we’re working on an e-book that provides a very basic introduction to lean and how it can help make a difference for you.

The title, naturally, is What is Lean and Why Should I Care?

It will feature quick dives into the 14 lean principles from The Toyota Way, the lean wastes, and an introduction to the lean tools – all without getting too analytical or confusing. The intended audience is someone who has either never heard of lean or is almost completely unfamiliar with it. We’re getting it ready for distribution for next week.

Every subscriber to Lean Blitz via email will receive a copy of What Is Lean and Why Should I Care? to download when it is ready to go.

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You’d think that content on becoming more streamlined and a free e-book would be enough to get you to subscribe, right?

But wait! There’s more!

Everyone that subscribes via email to the Lean Blitz blog by Friday, April 20th Tuesday, April 24th will be entered into a drawing for an authentic 2012 Masters pin flag! This follows up on our coverage of the 2012 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club last week.

Want to double your chances to win a 2012 Masters pin flag? We’re giving away a second pin flag on Facebook! If you “like” the Lean Blitz page on Facebook by April 20th 24th you’ll not only receive updates from the Lean Blitz blog but we’ll also give away a pin flag to a random lucky fan of Lean Blitz.

Lean Blitz is on Twitter as well! If you follow us on Twitter by Friday, April 20th Tuesday, April 24th one of our lucky followers will receive a limited edition Baseball Winter Meetings adjustable cap from New Era.

So daily content delivered to you that will show you how to be more efficient with your time, a free e-book with an introduction to lean, and a chance to win a hat and 2012 Masters pin flag – all for subscribing and following along? What do you have to lose? 

If you’re a winner of any of the three drawings we’ll reach out to you to get your address. By subscribing via email and following on Facebook and Twitter you will be entered into future drawings as well.