I love problems solving. It was my favorite thing to learn and work on early in my career and still is today. Something about the feeling and sense of accomplishment whenever you are able to wres...
http://artoflean.com/index.php/2020/02/13/10-favorite-problem-solving-quotes/
Here is an 18 minute video I made about my experiences with Situational Leadership Theory, Coaching Styles in Toyota, and my latest book 4 Types of Problems. If you enjoy the video please hit lik...
Chet Marchwinski of LEI conducted a short interview with Art Smalley regarding problem solving and improvement. The video was just posted on-line by LEI at the following link: http://www.lean.org...
http://artoflean.com/index.php/2016/09/13/problem-solving-interview-with-lei/
I was honored to receive a request to visit United States Special Operations Command and deliver a talk on Toyota Style Shop Floor Leadership Practices at Camp Mackall outside of Fort Bragg, Nort...
http://artoflean.com/index.php/2015/10/16/lean-leadership-and-special-forces-2/
I was honored to receive a request to visit United States Special Operations Command and deliver a talk on Toyota Style Shop Floor Leadership Practices at Camp Mackall outside of Fort Bragg, Nort...
http://artoflean.com/index.php/2015/10/16/lean-leadership-and-special-forces-1/
I’ll be one of the key note speakers in Brazil this month at a major lean conference in Sao Paulo. The conference theme deals with improving during slow economic times. There will be a mix of a...
http://artoflean.com/index.php/2015/08/24/lean-conference-brazil-2015/
I gave a presentation at the 2015 Lean Coaching Summit in Seattle Washington earlier this summer. The contents deal with establishing a logical frame work for various types of problems and coachi...
http://artoflean.com/index.php/2015/08/24/lean-coaching-summit-4-types-of-problems/
In this month’s question over on the Lean Edge Klaus Peterson, Solar’s Group process manager asks how do we ensure focus on constant momentum on our lean journey? My response over on the Lean...
http://artoflean.com/index.php/2012/08/01/houshin-kanri-and-pdca-management/
In this month’s question over on the Lean Edge Klaus Peterson, Solar’s Group process manager asks about how to transform a silo based organization into a more horizontal one focusing on busin...
This month’s question over over on the Lean Edge comes from Cécile Roche, Thales LEAN Director – Probasis and she asks about Standardized Work and whether it is an individual effort or coll...
http://artoflean.com/index.php/2012/08/01/standardized-work-confusion/