Lean Blog Audio — Another Conversation About L.A.M.E. and Lean

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It’s far too common to see somebody with just a little bit of understanding about Lean do things that really shouldn’t be described as Lean at all… in terms of the decisions they are making or the approaches they are taking.I saw an article about Lean in physician practices: “Lean Practice Management for Physicians.” I cringed a bit when the author said:

“In lean management programs, there are levels of belts based upon the colors found in karate: white, yellow, green, black, and levels of black.”

No. That’s an example of “Lean As Mistakenly Explained.”

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