Norman Bodek, Godfather of Lean

by Hal on November 21, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

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Article Series - Project kaizen Co-Blogging

  1. Intro to kaizen for Project Teams
  2. Norman Bodek, Godfather of Lean
  3. Project kaizen Co-Blogging Themes
  4. Jon Miller, Lean Leader
  5. Chuck Frey, Innovation Maven
  6. Joe Ely, Lean Practitioner
  7. Bill Waddell, Lean Provocateur
  8. Mark Graban, Lean Commentary
  9. Who’s the Project kaizen “Plus One”?
  10. What is (Project) kaizen?
  11. gemba Project kaizen
  12. Adopt Project kaizen to Tap Ingenuity
  13. Kathleen Fasanella Is Monday’s Project kaizen “Plus One” Blogger
  14. Project kaizen Is Team Sport
  15. Project kaizen in Workstreams Increases Throughput
  16. Grim Reader: Project kaizen Co-Blogger for Wednesday
  17. Quick ‘n Easy Kaizen: Winning with Project kaizen
  18. Revisit and Rethink Your Project with the Project kaizen Blitz
  19. Accomplishment Fuels More Accomplishment
  20. We’ve Just Begun Exploring Project kaizen

Norman has been called "Mr. Productivity" and "Mr. Lean". I call him the godfather of the lean movement. Norman has done more of the groundwork on lean than any other person. He was responsible for publishing Shigeo Shingo's green book on the Toyota Production System in the 1980s. His company, Productivity Press, went on to publish nearly 100 books from Japan and 300 others. To top that off Norman won the 2005 Shingo Prize for his book Kaikaku: The Power and Magic of Lean.

I've had the opportunity to spend time with Norman and to converse with him on a regular basis. What I like most about him is how freely he shares what he has learned. You can find him on the NWLean group answering questions and guiding people in their pursuit of lean. You'll also find him writing for Superfactory and Timely Tips for Teams.

Norman spends some of the rest of his time co-authoring and publishing books in his newest company PCS Press. He has decided to be one of the co-bloggers of our series "kaizen for Project Teams". He calls his new weblog kaikaku. What else! (Give Norman a few days to get a hang of blogging.) Please stop by to add his feed to your list.

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1 Claude Emond November 22, 2005 at 8:52 am

Hi Hal,

I’m looking forward to read this new collaborative piece. Best regards from Montreal

Claude

2 Chuck Yorke November 23, 2005 at 4:46 pm

I look forward to the kaizen for Project Teams series. I personally have learned a lot from Norman and know that I will continue to grow from the information in the series.

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