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Excellence Isn’t an Accident: Mentorship as the Engine of Mastery
In this edition of the Design Brief, we explore why excellence isn’t an accident—it’s built deliberately. Behind Toyota’s decades of…
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A Toyota Take on Taking TPS to Others
In this edition of The Management Brief, LEI’s Josh Howell and Mark Reich talk with Jamie Bonini, President of Toyota’s…
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How I’ve Aimed to Share the Uncommon Knowledge of Lean Product and Process Development
In this edition of The Design Brief: From factory floors to the classroom, LPPD’s core lesson stands—learn by doing, then…
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Accelerating Lean Transformation with AI — Without Losing the Plot
In the latest edition of The Lean AI Journal, Tyson Heaton explores how organizations can avoid AI “quick fix” traps…
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Lean Is about the Work: Enhance Value-Creating Work to Truly Transform End-to-End, Value-Stream Performance
This Management Brief issue turns the spotlight to the work itself. Articles from Jacob Stoller, Josh Howell, and LEI senior…
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From Skeptic to Believer: My Journey into Lean and AI
In this edition of The Lean AI Journal, Art Smalley shares how two years of experiments and breakthroughs shifted his…
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Innovation as a Core Capability: Sebastian Fixson on Why Leaders Need Lean Product and Process Development
In this edition of The Design Brief, Sebastian Fixson, PhD, of Babson College, joins Jim Morgan of LEI to discuss…
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Redefining Work
In this edition of the Management Brief, LEI Senior Advisor John Shook reminds us that the essence of lean is…
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Data is Good; Facts that Tell You What’s Actually Happening in Your Business Are Better
In this edition of The Design Brief, Taiichi Ohno said, “Data is important, but I prefer facts.” Improvement starts at…
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What Are We Really Teaching in Frontline Jobs?
In this edition of The Management Brief: Frontline jobs are more than entry-level work — they’re powerful training grounds for…
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7 Lessons for the Next Generation of Lean Product and Process Development Leaders
Building great products—and strong teams—takes more than technical skill. In this edition of The Design Brief, we share seven key…
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Efficiency? What efficiency?
In this edition of The Management Brief, why chasing efficiency often backfires. Jacob Stoller explains how siloed “efficiency” misses the…
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