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𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝟱𝗦 𝗜𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 - 𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁 🧠
5S is one of the most widely recognised, and often misunderstood, lean methodologies. Too often, it is reduced to a tidy-up exercise or a one-off initiative for an audit.
When applied to solve a business or work problem, 5S helps eliminate waste, improve efficiency and prioritise safety. It creates a structured environment that supports continuous improvement and connects purpose to lean thinking.
Learn more about 5S: buff.ly/8zzmrSN
𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸? Start with our free LTF Skill Level 1: Knowledge course to develop your knowledge of the framework and its five dimensions: buff.ly/EOVaLmd
You can then go deeper with Lean Practice, which uses the LTF throughout to explore the questions and learning processes required to apply Lean Thinking & Practice successfully: buff.ly/DTrb3J1
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 🌍
LGC provides an opportunity to learn from different situations, share practical experience, and explore how lean thinking continues to develop across the global community.
Learn more at: buff.ly/RMmfbMy
🔎 Do Your Leaders Share the Same View of Your Organisation’s Current Situation?
Last month our Senior Lean Coaches have been using our newly developed Lean Transformation Framework Diagnostic with leadership teams across several UK organisations.
Reviewing the responses together reveals where perspectives align and where they differ. This helps leaders establish a shared view of the current situation, identify the priority GAPs and align around the next steps.
Learn more about how we use the LTF Diagnostic within our Lean Transformation Workshop for Leaders here: buff.ly/NNDaHua
#leanmanufacturing #leantransformation #leanpractice #leanlearning #leanmanagement
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This week, our Senior Lean Coaches David Marriott and Peter Watkins have been in Switzerland, supporting leaders from an organisation operating in the 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿.
Through practical exercises, reflection and operational examples, leaders used the 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 and our newly developed 𝗟𝗧𝗙 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 to examine their organisation’s current situation across the five LTF dimensions.
Learn more about our 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 here: buff.ly/NNDaHua
We’ve recently been supporting leaders at a British manufacturer of high-performance electric motors to develop their problem-solving capability.
Learn more about our Problem Solving approaches: buff.ly/zFcveWb
⏱️ Management Routines - Making Time to Lead
Without deliberate Management Routines, leaders can quickly become consumed by day-to-day demands and firefighting, leaving too little time to observe the work, support problem solving and develop people.
Management Routines helps leaders make these activities visible by defining what they will do, when, how often and for how long. This supports the Plan stage of PDCA, creates accountability and protects time for direct engagement.
Learn More👇buff.ly/ThFZMD5
“Most obviously, lean is a path of personal development in understanding the experience of work in complex systems.” – Dan Jones
Lean is more than a set of tools or a model to be copied.
Read Dan Jones’ full article, ‘Lean: A Path of Discovery’:
buff.ly/8kQYEjH
What are the best lean books to read?
Our CEO David Brunt revisits his article, “Desert Island Lean,” where he selects the lean books he would take if cast away on a desert island.
The book choices are positioned around the five dimensions of the LTF.
Which lean books would you take?
Read 'The Best Lean Books' here: buff.ly/4AlkYwd
