Michael Balle is an excellent resource to learn from:
“Lean systems are really about establishing the conditions for learning - this is the key to a deeper understanding of lean.”
“From a leadership point of view this requires balancing the focus between today (solve problems now or you won’t have a tomorrow) and tomorrow (worry about the next product or you won’t have a tomorrow either). This never is simple and, again, can be learned only through experience.”
“In the end, the success or failure of any serious effort hinges on THE WILLINGNESS OF” senior executives “TO ADOPT revolutionary…”
great comment also: “people confuse a system to produce value more efficiently with a system to add value: continuously develop people to find better ways”
