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Old Spice Guy: 5 Lean Thinking Lessons
We can find lean thinking almost everywhere - yes, even from the Old Spice Guy. Below are 5 lessons that all lean thinkers, six sigma practitioners,
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With Fall around the corner and the better part of 2010 over, I wanted to see what the Top 30 Most Popular Books on Amazon.com are with the search
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We all know the complexity in healthcare from medical billing, medical coding, medical transcription to actual patient care. This article on Lean
Lean Startup: Intimate Customer Understanding
Steve Blank explains that successful entrepreneurs intimately know their customers - what pain do they experience, how they buy, why they buy, what
Kaizen Sustainability: A Lean Approach to the Environment
In May 2010, Jeff Bezos held a press conference where he fielded questions about environmental stewardship and what Amazon.com is doing about it. Here
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A startup is not a junior version of a big company. That means the roles and responsibilities are not the same. In fact, most organizational schemes
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In a tight economy, there is an added emphasis on cost reduction, to maintain healthy profitability for the company. At these times, many
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Lean Startup Customer Discovery is critical for business success. Through the practice of Genchi Genbutsu, receiving feedback from real customers, and