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Know?", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2019/08/09/how-do-you-know-they-know/", "published_at": "2019-08-09T15:04:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df40-9eb6-708e-9b1b-1009ee2d285c", "title": "If You Think “We Can’t Please Our Customers” You’ll Be Right", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2019/08/08/if-you-think-we-cant-please-our-customers-youll-be-right/", "published_at": "2019-08-08T14:59:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df40-9ec0-71fa-bc85-887c0ae59662", "title": "Ambitious Growth Plans? 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They’re Not.", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2018/08/15/hbr-managers-think-theyre-good-at-coaching-theyre-not/", "published_at": "2018-08-16T04:42:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df59-2b13-7323-b9af-26b6823f3e65", "title": "Problem: What Does Maintenance Cost?", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2018/07/02/problem-what-does-maintenance-cost/", "published_at": "2018-07-02T14:40:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df59-2b13-7323-b9af-26b682ca6fdd", "title": "It’s Hard to Learn if you Already Know", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2018/06/28/its-hard-to-learn-if-you-already-know/", "published_at": "2018-06-28T08:34:05+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df59-2b13-7323-b9af-26b683473a93", "title": "KataCon4–Notes along the way: Part 3", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2018/06/08/katacon4-notes-along-the-way-part-3/", "published_at": "2018-06-08T20:01:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df84-f3a7-71f5-b487-6da41f9237ee", "title": "KataCon4–Notes along the way: Part 2", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2018/03/30/katacon4-notes-along-the-way-part-2/", "published_at": "2018-03-30T18:31:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df84-f3a7-71f5-b487-6da41fb66b4c", "title": "KataCon4–Notes along the way: Part 1", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2018/03/12/katacon4-notes-along-the-way-part-1/", "published_at": "2018-03-13T01:14:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df84-f3a7-71f5-b487-6da4200648c8", "title": "KataCon People: Skip Steward", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2018/01/21/katacon-people-skip-steward/", "published_at": "2018-01-22T05:49:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df84-f3a7-71f5-b487-6da420feff77", "title": "Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/12/21/mike-rother-the-toyota-kata-practice-guide/", "published_at": "2017-12-22T07:57:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df84-f3a7-71f5-b487-6da42195f19c", "title": "Toyota Kata and The Menlo Way", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/12/18/toyota-kata-and-the-menlo-way/", "published_at": "2017-12-18T19:55:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df84-f3a7-71f5-b487-6da421edb049", "title": "Only Action Reveals What Must Be Done", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/12/01/action-reveals-must-done/", "published_at": "2017-12-01T09:33:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df84-f3a7-71f5-b487-6da421f83dfb", "title": "Overproduction vs. Fast Improvement Cycles", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/11/29/overproduction-vs-fast-improvement-cycles/", "published_at": "2017-11-30T00:53:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df84-f3a7-71f5-b487-6da422dc1d36", "title": "Heavy Equipment Overhaul: Flow at Takt in 1938!", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/11/13/heavy-equipment-overhaul-flow-at-takt-in-1938/", "published_at": "2017-11-14T03:45:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df84-f3a7-71f5-b487-6da4231899be", "title": "Are You Overproducing Improvements?", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/11/12/are-you-overproducing-improvements/", "published_at": "2017-11-13T06:52:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df84-f3a7-71f5-b487-6da4238cc579", "title": "The Ecosystem of Culture", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/10/26/the-ecosystem-of-culture/", "published_at": "2017-10-27T02:06:02+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-d762-711b-bf40-5c44d93fdd66", "title": "Executive Rounding: Taking the Organization’s Vitals", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/10/05/executive-rounding-taking-the-organizations-vitals/", "published_at": "2017-10-05T17:59:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-d762-711b-bf40-5c44da3559ba", "title": "Make Sure Failure = Learning", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/09/15/make-sure-failure-learning/", "published_at": "2017-09-15T21:00:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-d762-711b-bf40-5c44daffd48b", "title": "Creative Safety Supply: Kaizen Training and Research Page", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/08/22/creative-safety-supply-kaizen-training-and-research-page/", "published_at": "2017-08-22T19:18:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-d762-711b-bf40-5c44db4b17e8", "title": "There Are No Silver Bullets", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/07/28/there-are-no-silver-bullets/", "published_at": "2017-07-28T19:00:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-d762-711b-bf40-5c44dba39f47", "title": "Learning Starts With “I Don’t Know”", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/06/27/learning-starts-with-i-dont-know/", "published_at": "2017-06-28T04:15:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-d762-711b-bf40-5c44dbb9daa8", "title": "Obstacles: Right Now vs. Longer Term", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/06/26/obstacles-right-now-vs-longer-term/", "published_at": "2017-06-27T00:36:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-d762-711b-bf40-5c44dc181650", "title": "A Machine Productivity Search Question", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/06/21/a-machine-productivity-search-question/", "published_at": "2017-06-21T17:39:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-d762-711b-bf40-5c44dc53bf5d", "title": "Think Big, Change Small", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/06/20/think-big-change-small/", "published_at": "2017-06-20T20:26:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-d762-711b-bf40-5c44dcfa0361", "title": "Push Improvement vs. Pull Improvement", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/05/30/push-improvement-vs-pull-improvement/", "published_at": "2017-05-30T19:50:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0df90-d762-711b-bf40-5c44dd5f70a5", "title": "Experimenting at the Threshold of Knowledge", "url": "https://theleanthinker.com/2017/04/26/experimenting-at-the-threshold-of-knowledge/", "published_at": "2017-04-26T07:28:23+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2026

What are YOUR unseen managerial routines?original ↗

6 Jul 2026

Standards Capture Your Knowledge original ↗

16 Jan 2026

2025

What is your “OK Zone?”original ↗

16 Sept 2025

Recovering a Failed ERP Implementation original ↗

12 Sept 2025

The (Futile) Search for the Perfect Model original ↗

3 Sept 2025

Using the Coaching Kata Outside of the Improvement Kata original ↗

10 Jun 2025

Project Management is Daily Management at Menlo Innovations original ↗

2 Jun 2025

Follow-on thoughts (What I Missed!): Improvement Kata and DMAIC original ↗

6 May 2025

The Improvement Kata and DMAIC original ↗

28 Apr 2025

Kata School Cascadia Discussion: The Experiment Record original ↗

23 Jan 2025

Toyota Kata: From Kaizen Newspaper to Experimenting / Learning Record original ↗

17 Jan 2025

2024

The Value of a Little Bit of Information original ↗

23 Sept 2024

Is Your Problem Technical or Adaptive?original ↗

11 Jul 2024

Boeing: The Turning Point(s)original ↗

2 Jul 2024

Introduction to Toyota Kata original ↗

2 Feb 2024

What Conversations Does Your VSM Drive?original ↗

25 Jan 2024

2023

Where is your value stream map?original ↗

19 Dec 2023

Learning to See in 2023 original ↗

14 Dec 2023

Signs of a Failing Lean “Implementation”original ↗

30 Nov 2023

Another Tale from the Past original ↗

28 Aug 2023

The CEO’s New Strategy original ↗

2 Jul 2023

Toyota Kata: Coaching vs a Report Out original ↗

27 Mar 2023

TWI: Is it Time to Rethink Job Relations?original ↗

23 Mar 2023

A First-Timer’s Guide to KataCon original ↗

24 Jan 2023

2022

What is a “Socio-Technical System?”original ↗

9 Dec 2022

“95 Thesis” on Kaizen Events and TPS original ↗

31 Aug 2022

Don’t Tell Me Your Values. Listen to Them.original ↗

21 Apr 2022

Why Are You Asking Questions?original ↗

18 Apr 2022

Leading to Learn: Ask More, Tell Less original ↗

24 Feb 2022

2021

Takt Time: How Slow Can You Go?original ↗

19 Aug 2021

Applying the Improvement Kata to the Process of Leadership original ↗

15 Jun 2021

Respect, Standards and Jidoka original ↗

6 Apr 2021

Kaas Tailored – Truth, Bit, Pull original ↗

15 Mar 2021

Reflections and Lessons From 1997 original ↗

6 Mar 2021

Toyota Kata: When to Switch Obstacles original ↗

16 Feb 2021

“A3” is an Obligation for the Coach original ↗

9 Feb 2021

Daily Management for Improvement original ↗

4 Feb 2021

2020

A Lean Leadership Pocket Card original ↗

13 Oct 2020

The Perils of Weekly Toyota Kata Coaching original ↗

5 Oct 2020

More About Mistake-Proofing original ↗

28 May 2020

Mistake Proofing – Getting People’s Attention original ↗

27 May 2020

Meta-Patterns: Thoughts for Discussion original ↗

6 May 2020

KataCon4 Keynote: The Meta-Patterns of Innovation original ↗

4 May 2020

Toyota Kata: What If There Is No Takt Time?original ↗

20 Apr 2020

Simon Sinek – Remote Teaming Tips original ↗

20 Mar 2020

The Key to Innovation is Iterate and Test original ↗

10 Mar 2020

Ghost Victories – an excerpt from Upstream by Dan Heath original ↗

9 Mar 2020

KataCon 2020: Billy Taylor on Key Actions original ↗

5 Mar 2020

KataCon 2020: Billy Taylor on Leadership original ↗

4 Mar 2020

KataCon 2020: Billy Taylor on Deliberate Practice original ↗

3 Mar 2020

KataCon 2020: Ninja Kata and Kata in Secret original ↗

2 Mar 2020

Thoughts and Notes from KataCon 2020 original ↗

2 Mar 2020

Notes from the 2020 TWI Summit – Part 2 original ↗

27 Feb 2020

Notes from the 2020 TWI Summit – Part 1 original ↗

27 Feb 2020

2019

Troubleshooting by Defining Standards original ↗

5 Dec 2019

What Is Your Target Story?original ↗

8 Oct 2019

The Cancer of Fear original ↗

27 Sept 2019

LEI Book: Getting Home original ↗

25 Sept 2019

It will feel worse because it’s getting better.original ↗

19 Aug 2019

That Broken Bolt is Speaking to You original ↗

13 Aug 2019

How Do You Know They Know?original ↗

9 Aug 2019

If You Think “We Can’t Please Our Customers” You’ll Be Right original ↗

8 Aug 2019

Ambitious Growth Plans? Your Customers Will Right-Size You original ↗

6 Aug 2019

If You Aren’t Being Heard, Then Listen original ↗

27 Jun 2019

Target Condition vs. Target original ↗

14 Jun 2019

Thoughts on Failure Modes of Kaizen Events original ↗

12 Jun 2019

Toyota Kata and Culture Change original ↗

6 Mar 2019

The Key to Leadership is Consistency original ↗

25 Jan 2019

Lessons from Driving a Forklift original ↗

16 Jan 2019

Creating Resistance As You Go (Don’t)original ↗

9 Jan 2019

Scientific Thinking vs. The Scientific Method original ↗

7 Jan 2019

2018

How Does the Teacher Learn?original ↗

20 Dec 2018

If the student hasn’t learned…original ↗

18 Dec 2018

…but where is the problem solving?original ↗

4 Nov 2018

A Period of Reflection and Learning original ↗

3 Oct 2018

Software Rules original ↗

17 Aug 2018

HBR: Managers Think They’re Good At Coaching. They’re Not.original ↗

16 Aug 2018

Problem: What Does Maintenance Cost?original ↗

2 Jul 2018

It’s Hard to Learn if you Already Know original ↗

28 Jun 2018

KataCon4–Notes along the way: Part 3 original ↗

8 Jun 2018

KataCon4–Notes along the way: Part 2 original ↗

30 Mar 2018

KataCon4–Notes along the way: Part 1 original ↗

13 Mar 2018

KataCon People: Skip Steward original ↗

22 Jan 2018

2017

Mike Rother: The Toyota Kata Practice Guide original ↗

22 Dec 2017

Toyota Kata and The Menlo Way original ↗

18 Dec 2017

Only Action Reveals What Must Be Done original ↗

1 Dec 2017

Overproduction vs. Fast Improvement Cycles original ↗

30 Nov 2017

Heavy Equipment Overhaul: Flow at Takt in 1938!original ↗

14 Nov 2017

Are You Overproducing Improvements?original ↗

13 Nov 2017

The Ecosystem of Culture original ↗

27 Oct 2017

Executive Rounding: Taking the Organization’s Vitals original ↗

5 Oct 2017

Make Sure Failure = Learning original ↗

15 Sept 2017

Creative Safety Supply: Kaizen Training and Research Page original ↗

22 Aug 2017

There Are No Silver Bullets original ↗

28 Jul 2017

Learning Starts With “I Don’t Know”original ↗

28 Jun 2017

Obstacles: Right Now vs. Longer Term original ↗

27 Jun 2017

A Machine Productivity Search Question original ↗

21 Jun 2017

Think Big, Change Small original ↗

20 Jun 2017

Push Improvement vs. Pull Improvement original ↗

30 May 2017

Experimenting at the Threshold of Knowledge original ↗

26 Apr 2017