Planet Lean: The Official online magazine of the Lean Global Network
Spotify proves the hierarchical organization is an old tune

Spotify proves the hierarchical organization is an old tune

Kristian Lindwall
January 27, 2015

VIDEO INTERVIEW – Hierarchical organization, goodbye! Embracing servant leadership and a horizontal reporting structure, Spotify is redefining the idea of company.


Interviewee: Kristian Lindwall, Agile Coach, Spotify


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Waste? It makes our blood boil!
December 9, 2022
Waste? It makes our blood boil!

FEATURE – Thanks to lean, a primary care unit in Catalonia has streamlined its blood sampling process, improving the patient experience and the life at work for its staff.

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Isao Yoshino reflects on the role of management at Toyota
January 15, 2018
Isao Yoshino reflects on the role of management at Toyota

INTERVIEW – In this Q&A with Catherine Chabiron, Toyota veteran Isao Yoshino discusses NUMMI, management at the company, and how to change the mindsets of leaders.

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Cultivating CI in a digital work environment
December 13, 2021
Cultivating CI in a digital work environment

FEATURE – This global designer and manufacturer has leveraged a remote kaizen initiative to keep the flame of continuous improvement burning during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Polyglot and TPS student – a profile of Toyota Europe's CIO
June 14, 2016
Polyglot and TPS student – a profile of Toyota Europe's CIO

PROFILE – A commitment to learning and the humility to understand we never really know enough have led a Belgian mathematician to become a polyglot… and the CIO of Toyota Motor Europe.

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