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February Complimentary Webinar: Applying Lean Principles to Education- Join Us
Universities and Colleges represent an immense opportunity for the application of Lean Concepts. Lean Advisors Inc. Senior Advisor Sav Pota P.Eng, will share his insights on how Lean principles and practices apply to educational processes. He will also provide highlights from his own experiences in higher education, including success examples, lessons learned, and advice on how to best engage university/college staff in order to create a culture of continuous process improvement to achieve the most effective and efficient results. Continue reading
Management Capacity Webinar : Questions and Answers
There were a number of great questions asked by attendees during our Webinar on Management Capacity. Mike Boucher, VP of Client Services at Lean Advisors shared his insights and knowledge. We have provided responses to questions posed at the webinar. Continue reading
Lean Advisors supports One Filter One Family: Running 200km for 200 Families
One Filter One Family has a simple goal. Provide clean drinking water to people in rural areas of Cambodia.
In early February, our Friends Jeff and Nathalie will start their most remote adventure to date, running 200 kms from Ban Lung to Senmonorom. Join us in supporting them! Continue reading
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Lean: Does it Work?? Part 2
The Focus in Part 2 will be to begin to uncover some of the right ways to implement Lean and what some of the key indicators are that you should be aware of.
First, lets alleviate the misconception, apprehension or anxiety that Lean doesnt work. It does work!
The caveat is that you must discover the right or proper adaptation of the thinking and concept to your unique situation… Continue reading
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Join us for a Free Webinar! Management Capacity: Creating Standard Leadership Roles for the Lean Supervisor
Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders have challenging jobs!
They are fighting fires while responding to pressures from both the organization above and staff below. Meanwhile, they are being told to cut costs, improve quality and improve service. We will show you how to free up management time by understanding executive priorities and analyzing management activities, creating Standard Leadership Roles. Continue reading
Lean Innovation in the Public Sector- Melanie Beaumont to Co-lecture
Lean organizations are highly successful at developing shared problem solving and a mutually accountable, collaborative work environment across both functional and departmental boundaries. This defines Lean Culture and it works to change the behaviours and attitudes that create wasteful silo behaviours and interdepartmental friction. Continue reading
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Lean Does it Work?? Part 1
Every organization, no matter what sector, has one goal: to do more with what they have and do it better, faster and less cost each and every day. The onus falls on the leadership to make sure their group succeeds at being the very best. Their challenge, once they take on the role of leader, is not to understand their goal but figure out how to actually succeed in their unique culture and environment. Continue reading
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Lean Reflections- Leadership Buy In
Not all senior leaders have the vision, understanding or have bought in to making Lean a priority.
This is one of the critical steps and foundation blocks that must be in place to ensure the success of any Lean Transformation and Organizational Culture Change. During our Lean Executive Morning we brainstormed the root causes and many possible solutions worth exploring. Read more. Continue reading
Brockville General Hospital chooses Lean Advisors for Transformation
Lean Advisors, working with IRAP NRC, has been chosen by Brockville General Hospital and Regional facilities to lead their Lean Process Assessment and Transformation.
The end-to-end process in several areas will be assessed and redesigned in order to improve the flow of information, communication and the patient throughout the system. Continue reading
Toyota-style management helps hospital cut ER wait times
Nowhere is the need for improved efficiency more critical than in emergency rooms, where speedy care is a key component of good care.
The approach, known as lean, has long helped the auto and aerospace industries reduce waste and boost value for customers through continuous small improvements. With a cash strapped government trying to rein in health spending, Ontario hospitals are catching up, spurred by provincial directives to do more with less. Continue reading
