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Leading with Lean at EHA Clinics
Leading with Lean at EHA Clinics

INTERVIEW – In this Q&A, the CEO of EHA Clinics in Nigeria shows how leadership embraced continuous improvement, empowered staff, and shifted from firefighting to coaching, creating safer, more efficient patient-centered care.

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Are your metrics helping to improve your performance?
Are your metrics helping to improve your performance?

FEATURE - Managers often confuse doing work with managing work. Effective management requires focused metrics—service performance, customer demand, and system constraints—rather than overwhelming, lagging control data.

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A plan for every patient
September 10, 2025
A plan for every patient

NOTES FROM THE GEMBA – Aloïs, a Bordeaux-based home care provider, applies Lean Thinking to ensure continuity of care, support employees, and grow sustainably while prioritizing patient needs and staff wellbeing.

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Lazy leadership and ethical decline
August 27, 2025
Lazy leadership and ethical decline

FEATURE - Learn how complacent leaders and poorly designed systems can compromise ethics, quality, and sustainability in healthcare organizations.

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A Jishuken event in hospitality
August 20, 2025
A Jishuken event in hospitality

FEATURE - Three days of learning-by-doing and hands-on improvement work to bring real results for a hotel in Colombia, as Lean Global Network gathered in the Caribbean for its latest Jishuken event.

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Resilience through Lean at Alliance MIM
August 13, 2025
Resilience through Lean at Alliance MIM

NOTES FROM THE GEMBA - Alliance MIM navigates market crises leveraging Lean Thinking, emphasizing flow, maintenance, deep process knowledge, and visible learning to stay competitive in a complex, high-precision manufacturing environment.

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Stabilizing carbon, stabilizing performance
August 6, 2025
Stabilizing carbon, stabilizing performance

CASE STUDY – This Indonesian nickel smelter used Lean to stabilize furnace operations by reducing excess carbon in calcine through root-cause problem solving, automation, and operator-driven improvements at the gemba.

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Work of many hands
July 31, 2025
Work of many hands

INTERVIEW - Festo’s lean journey improved competitiveness by embedding Lean into daily operations, strengthening leadership engagement, accelerating innovation, and turning Bulgaria into an internal hub for innovation.

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Simple, not easy
July 29, 2025
Simple, not easy

FEATURE – Healthcare’s complexity demands simplification. By reducing variation, eliminating waste, and rethinking processes, leaders can improve performance, capacity, and safety while enhancing staff engagement and delivering unexpected positive outcomes.

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Inside UniCredit Bulgaria’s Lean Journey
July 23, 2025
Inside UniCredit Bulgaria’s Lean Journey

INTERVIEW – In the face of rapid change, UniCredit Bulbank embedded Lean Thinking to simplify work and empower front-line innovation, proving leadership thrives on teamwork, continuous improvement, and adaptable processes.

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