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    The Lean CEO: Leading the Way to World-Class Excellence

    The Lean CEO: Leading the Way to World-Class Excellence

    by Jacob Stoller


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      ISBN-13: 9780071833073
    • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
    • Publication date: 04/10/2015
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • Pages: 352
    • File size: 970 KB

    Jacob Stoller is a writer and facilitator specializing in communication between experts and outsiders in areas such as Lean management, information technology, accounting, and engineering.

    Table of Contents

    Foreword Dannel P. Malloy vii

    Acknowledgments xi

    Preface xv

    Chapter 1 How Waste Became Business as Usual 1

    Chapter 2 Lean: A Radical New Approach to Production 21

    Chapter 3 West Meets East and the Unbelievable 47

    Chapter 4 A New Way Out of Financial Crisis 71

    Chapter 5 Capacity Without Capital Expenditure 107

    Chapter 6 A Realistic Approach to Worker Motivation 127

    Chapter 7 Building Collaborative Management Teams 141

    Chapter 8 Putting People First 159

    Chapter 9 Building the Learning Organization 187

    Chapter 10 Integrating a Diversified Corporation 217

    Chapter 11 Reducing Dependence on the CEO 235

    Chapter 12 Solving the Cost/Quality Conundrum in Healthcare 251

    Chapter 13 Defining and Delivering Value In Government 283

    Chapter 14 Conclusions 305

    Notes 317

    Reading List 321

    Index 323

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    Drawing on in-depth interviews with some of the best known Lean-practicing CEOs, this groundbreaking book shows how to implement lean in virtually every type of company and facet of the organization

    The power of lean to build world-class performance requires a corporate-wide commitment to long term continuous improvement that very few organizations have made.The Lean CEO bridges the gap between lean and conventional management practices in a way that addresses the specific needs of executives.

    Filled with narratives from leaders who have taken the lean journey with great success, The Lean CEO offers a detailed account of how top executives have reconciled lean activity with traditional management practices in order to meet broad corporate objectives. Readers learn how to use lean to eliminate waste, reduce costs, spark innovation, improve quality and delivery, engage employees, and build a sustainable future.

    Jacob Stoller is a business journalist with expertise in implementing lean throughout entire organizations.

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