Practicing Lean: Learning How to Learn How to Get Better... Better, Paperback/Cameron Stark

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Description This is a book about practicing, learning, and sharing our experiences with the Lean methodology and the Toyota Production System. Doctors don't "implement medicine," they practice medicine. Lawyers don't "implement cases," they practice law. Shouldn't Lean facilitators, consultants, managers, and the like, also "practice Lean?" When most of us start with Lean, the practices and principles are new. We might struggle to make change happen. I know I did. Our initial clumsy efforts hopefully turn into proficiency and mastery over time. We shift from "doing Lean" to "being Lean" and teaching others how to be Lean. This book is a collection of honest and unvarnished first hand stories about learning, failing, and getting better at leading Lean transformation efforts. What mistakes have been made? What are the lessons learned? How do we "Plan, Do, Study, Adjust" our way to more effective Lean transformation models? Proceeds from the book will be donated to the non-profit Louise H. Batz Patient Safety Foundation. Disclosure: Mark Graban is on the board of the Batz Foundation. We have a diverse set of contributors who come from various industries - manufacturing, healthcare, software, startups, etc. Authors include: Mark Graban Author of the books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, blogger at Lean Blog. org Nick Ruhmann Director of Operational Excellence for Aon National Flood Services, Inc. Michael Lombard Chief Executive Officer of Cornerstone Critical Care Specialty Hospital of Southwest Louisiana Paul Akers President of Fast Cap, author of 2-Second Lean and Lean Health Jamie Parker15 years' experience in operations management / leadership in retail, service, and manufacturing Harry Kenworthy Expert in Lean government after a long career in manufacturing Bob Rush Lean Manufacturing Group Leader for Tesla Motors Samuel Selay Continuous Improvement Manager for the Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton David Haigh David works at Johnson & Johnson Canada, the largest consumer he