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Michael Ballé introduces his new book Lead with Lean

Michael Ballé introduces his new book Lead with Lean

Michael Ballé
February 27, 2017

VIDEO - The author of Lean with Lean explains why he published a collection of papers rather than a business novel - his signature writing style - or a manual. Experience lean through the eyes of one of its greatest students... one a-ha moment at a time.


By: Michael Ballé, author, executive coach and co-founder of Institut Lean France



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Lead with Lean

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Michael Ballé is a lean author, executive coach and co-founder of the Institut Lean France

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Learning A3 thinking to become a better doctor
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Learning A3 thinking to become a better doctor

FEATURE – A student in a medical school recently completed a rotation based on A3 thinking. She tells us what learning to use this problem-solving method has brought her.

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Taking lean improvement to heart
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Taking lean improvement to heart

INTERVIEW – This cardiac laboratory in Singapore was targeting one improvement and ended up with something different, but equally impactful for its patient flow.

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Faster delivery, happier customer
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Faster delivery, happier customer

WEB SERIES – In the fourth and final episode of Season 1 of our docuseries, we visit home improvement and gardening retailer Leroy Merlin and learn about their efforts to lean out their supply chain.

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Our work has a process too, apply lean thinking to it
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Our work has a process too, apply lean thinking to it

FEATURE - Stressed and overwhelmed by workload? Once again, lean thinking comes to the rescue, offering us a way to approach our work that helps us eliminate waste, save time, and avert breakdowns.

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