Press Releases
November 1, 2018
New Book Reveals an Innovative Framework for Developing “Insanely Great” Product and Services
In Designing the Future, globally recognized lean development expert James Morgan teams up with world-renowned lean management guru Jeffrey Liker to detail a #lean development framework that any company can use to develop better products and services, and a better future for themselves, their customers, employees, and stakeholders.
Read moreOctober 3, 2018
The Big Problem with Problem Solving: Not Every Business Challenge Is a “Nail” But Companies Typically Reach for the Same Old “Hammer”
Four Types of Problems, a new book on continuous improvement from the #Lean Enterprise Institute, reveals how leaders can escape the hammer-and-nail trap by recognizing four main problem types to precisely apply the right problem-solving approach.
Read moreOctober 1, 2018
Boston Nonprofit #Lean Enterprise Institute Moves to Innovation District
The move comes as LEI, a thought leader in continuous improvement resources for business, launches new books on product development, problem solving, and a new workshop simulating the transition to lean operating and management systems.
Read moreSeptember 17, 2018
Iowa #Lean Consortium Fall Conference Features Keynote by Award-Winning Author and CEO on the “Silent Enemy” of Lean Continuous Improvement
Lantech CEO Jim Lancaster, author of the Work of Management, will share the practical and inspiring story of the company’s lean transformation, relapse, and comeback October 24, 2018.
Read moreSeptember 11, 2018
Award-Winning Author and CEO to Keynote on the “Silent Enemy” of Lean Continuous Improvement at Northeast #Lean Conference
Lantech CEO Jim Lancaster, author of the Work of Management, will share the practical and inspiring story of the company’s lean transformation, relapse, and comeback October 11, 2018.
Read moreJuly 2, 2018
Award-Winning Author and CEO Explains How to Defeat the “Silent Enemy” of #Lean Continuous Improvement
In a recent keynote, Lantech CEO Jim Lancaster, author of the Work of Management, published by the nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute, shared the practical and inspiring story of the company’s lean transformation, relapse, and comeback that other manufacturers can use to profitably compete globally.
Read moreMay 14, 2018
Just-in-Time Coaching Is the Theme of the 2018 Lean Coaching Summit, Co-Sponsored by the Lean Enterprise Institute and Lean Frontiers
Increasing competition means busy leaders must learn how to deliver their regular work while simultaneously coaching employees to continuously improve processes. The solution is “just-in-time coaching, ” which is the theme of the annual Lean Coaching Summit, July 18-19, 2018, in Seattle, WA.
Read moreMay 7, 2018
First “Designing the Future” Summit by the Nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute Explores How Lean Principles Apply to Product Development
For decades the leading lean organizations focused primarily on how to continuously improve products and services and not on how they were created. That has changed. The best organizations now apply Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD) principles and practices throughout the development process. The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute will bring together many of these organizations, June 19-20, 2018, in Traverse City, MI, for the inaugural LPPD summit conference.
Read moreApril 30, 2018
Award-Winning Author and CEO Urges Leaders to Spend More Time Supporting Frontline Employees
CEOs and other C-suite leaders must spend more time on the frontlines – the factory and office floors – of their companies, according to Lantech CEO Jim Lancaster, author of the Work of Management, winner of the Shingo Institute’s Publication Award.
Read moreApril 4, 2018
Eight Lean Continuous Improvement Workshops Set to Open in Seattle
The Lean Enterprise Institute will present the workshops April 10 to 13, 2018, at Seattle Children's 70th and Sand Point administrative building.
Read moreJanuary 16, 2018
Lean Enterprise Institute Selected to Deliver Lean Training and Coaching in Washington State
The training and coaching support a state-wide effort to improve government operations through lean thinking and practice so agencies deliver more value to citizens.
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