Book Review

Book Review: The Seventh Power 0
- Book Review
- February 1, 2023
All Northeast Lean Conference attendees received a copy of Kevin Hancock’s book, “The Seventh Power: One CEO’s Journey Into the Business of Shared Leadership.” Kevin Hancock is the CEO of Hancock Lumber Company, one of the oldest and best know family businesses in America. Established in 1848, the company grows trees and manufactures lumber for
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Book Review: The Lean Strategy 0
- Book Review
- October 14, 2020
Lean goes beyond a set of tools to improve your business to change the way we think to unleash innovation, create a competitive advantage, and deliver sustainable growth. Four highly respected figures in the Lean world, Dr. Michael Balle, Daniel T. Jones, Jacques Chaize, and Orest J. Fiume, came together in 2017 to dispel common
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Book Review: Everything I Know About Lean I Learned in First Grade 0
- Book Review
- September 23, 2020
Everything I Know About Lean I Learned in First Grade written by Robert Martichenko is a not your typical lean book. It’s written from the perspective of the author visiting his daughter’s 1st grade class and discovering methods for teaching and managing the classroom that seem very similar to the Toyota Production System. Adopting a
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Book Review: The Resilient Leader 0
- Book Review
- September 9, 2020
We’re all in a storm these days especially considering today’s contentious political, racial, and pandemic climates. Building resilience in life isn’t as easy as it sounds, but with the right support, it might actually be simpler than you think. In The Resilient Leader, author Christine Perakis shares strategies you can use to navigate life and
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Book Review: Lean Travel 0
- Book Review
- September 2, 2020
Paul Akers is the founder and president of FastCap, a product development company specializing in woodworking tools and hardware for the professional builder. Paul is an energetic speaker whose core passion is helping people discover their full potential and showing others how to implement Lean in their business and personal life. Paul learned to embrace
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Book Review: Lean Life 0
- Book Review
- August 24, 2020
Paul Akers has written several books on how he has applied Lean thinking in business and at home. In his 4th book Lean Life, he applies the key “Lean” business elements he discussed in 2 Second Lean to our personal lives and relationships. It’s the simple and practical shop floor wisdom of stopping our personal
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