{"id":2961,"date":"2010-07-18T03:16:54","date_gmt":"2010-07-18T10:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=2961"},"modified":"2014-10-07T13:58:15","modified_gmt":"2014-10-07T18:58:15","slug":"lean-culture-is-about-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-culture-is-about-how\/2961\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean Culture is about &#8220;How&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Lean subculture talks about the tools of lean, often ignoring principle behind the tool, method, or practice. Another item that is often ignored is &#8220;<a title=\"lean culture is about how\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/respect-for-people-principle-lean-management\/14553\/\">How&#8221; things are carried out<\/a> in an organization where true lean has taken hold.<\/p>\n<p>The debate between &#8220;true&#8221; and &#8220;fake&#8221; lean is a tough one to have and is difficult to describe with words, but it&#8217;s one of those things that is easier to show than to actually describe.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll make an attempt anyway.<\/p>\n<p>During my time at Toyota, the items below were not talked about much. It wasn&#8217;t until later that I had realized how much literature about Toyota there was.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an attempt at explaining what a Lean culture looks like:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2962 size-full\" title=\"toyota way, lean culture is about how\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/toyota-way-image-abilla.jpg\" alt=\"toyota-way-image-abilla\" width=\"611\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/toyota-way-image-abilla.jpg 611w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/toyota-way-image-abilla-600x464.jpg 600w, https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/toyota-way-image-abilla-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yes, <strong>Why <\/strong>and <strong>What <\/strong>are important. But, in matters of culture, <em><strong>HOW <\/strong><\/em>we go about things and the attitude and the mindset by which we do things are of utmost importance.<\/p>\n<p>That, my friends, is often what sets a true lean culture from one that is not.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lean subculture talks about the tools of lean, often ignoring principle behind the tool, method, or practice. Another item that is often ignored is &#8220;How&#8221; things are carried out in an organization where true lean has taken hold. 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