Mar 2017 Member Gift Bundle: Lean Culture

ASQ National Members only – Free Monthly bonus

The Joy of Lean Webcast (WebEx, 48 min)

In this new webcast, Dodd Starbird, the author of the recently published book “The Joy of Lean”, will share how to cultivate a positive Lean Culture of excellence that creates value for customers, profitable growth for businesses, sustainable cost reduction, and fulfilling jobs for employees.

Full E-book: Lean Acres: A Tale of Strategic Innovation and Improvement in a Farm-iliar Setting (224 pp)

This book uses as its basis a fable in which the group dynamics are real, the problems are valid, and the solutions legitimate.
It asks you to consider a complex environment with multiple classes interacting between functional units with requirements that are perceived as exclusive and unique, and personalities that reinforce presumed boundaries.
It asks you to follow along as all these individuals work together using the basics of four quality methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Theory of Constraints, and Business Process Reengineering) to address the problems they face, discover solutions together, and move forward in their continuous performance improvement journey.

Bonus: Lean Acres Webcast (WebEx, 45 min)

Jim Bowie, a strategic performance improvement expert and author of Lean Acres, provides an introduction to his book and shares how the basics of lean, Six Sigma, theory of constraints, and business process reengineering fit into the continuous improvement journey in a complex environment.

Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Quality (Video, 7 min)

Culture is the driving force of quality. Creating and sustaining a quality culture are much-discussed topics in the quality community.
In this episode, we explore the ways that quality culture contributes to organizational performance. We’ll also learn what quality leaders can do to take organizational culture into their own hands.

Articles, Case Studies, Webinars on Lean Culture

Below is a list of great case studies, articles, and videos to further your knowledge on implementing lean and creating a culture that supports it.

The Value of a Lean Culture
Positively Changing the Culture
Quality in the First Person: Culture Shock
The Culture of Safety and the Unconscious Mind
Does Your Organizational Culture Support Your Business Strategy?
Culture of Quality: Accelerating Growth and Performance in the Enterprise
Clues About Culture
Lean Thinking: Kata Culture
Webcast – How to Create a Vibrant, Thriving Culture Webcast
Webinar – Culture of Quality: Establish an Environment Where Employees “Live” Quality