John Shook

Articles

• Gemba-Based Leadership - Not Just for Chief Engineers   view details
  "Here's what lean practitioners do: grasp the situation, look for facts at the gemba, as opposed to analyzing data removed from it in time and place, and go through the Deming management cycle."

• Coach Says: What Do You Think?   view details
  "This attitude underscores the simple truth that coaching others in a lean system often involves a tough, disciplined, and unyielding focus. That is to say, respect is not just observing proper etiquette but constantly challenging individuals to perform at their highest level."

Author Quotes

• There are three kinds of leaders. Those that tell you what to do. Those that allow you to do what you want. And Lean leaders that come down to the work and help you figure it out.

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• We have no shortage of ability to develop theoretical ideals. Our shortage is in our collective ability to implement, to innovate, and react to contingencies when things go wrong.

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  Misunderstandings About Value-Stream Mapping, Flow Analysis, and Takt Time

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• John Shook's Column
  Articles by John, senior advisor at the Lean Enterprise Institute.