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Technology & Automation in Lean with Bruce Hamilton

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Lean Leadership Lessons from Covid

You may recognize the quote from Friedrich Nietzsche – or more recently from Kelly Clarkson “What doesn’t kill you makes your stronger.” I’ve thought...

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Now, as the economy begins to reopen, two lessons learned

To our customers, suppliers, partners and friends, For the last four months, GBMP, has of necessity, pivoted to predominantly virtual consulting,...

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Why Not?

Most Lean folks use “5-Whys” daily to problem solve; but, relatively few are familiar with a clever problem solving device developed 30 years ago by...

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They also serve who only stand and wait.

For those not into 17th century English poets, this final line from John Milton’s, On His Blindness, had particular significance in 1665 at a time...

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Turning Downtime in to Learning Time

For over 25 years, the GBMP’s mission has been to help organizations large and small develop their most valuable resource: their employees. Our...

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Gemba Walks: You gotta go. Here's what you need to know.

Written by Lela Glikes Director of Programs, GBMP

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Why a Lean Operational Assessment May Be Right for Your Organization… Right Now

How do you know where you’re going if you don’t know where you are? These are busy times. We are all trying to do more with less and feeling...

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The fundamentality of True North to TPS (or Why You Should Care about True North)

In the context of the Toyota Production System, True North has a very concrete and specific meaning, an ideal that transcends any particular business...