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A clear and ambitious quality target at a Swedish truck manufacturer shifted focus from adding tools to adding purpose. Instead of “implementing lean,” leaders set a clear challenge, to achieve Zero ...
Fredrik Fjellstedt
I once watched a skilled and committed leader take on the responsibility for a major transformation. The ambition was high but unfortunately the support was missing. Management gave little clarity, ...
Joacim Harrby
If you want change to last, start with your leaders. Real transformation happens when the people inside your organization take the lead and inspire their teams to learn by doing, support each other, ...
Carl Wadmark
Even the most advanced organizations fall into the same trap: optimizing for resource efficiency (keeping people busy) rather than improving how value moves through the system. To visualize the ...
Niklas Modig
“It took the management team 30 days to develop the strategy, it only took the organization 30 seconds to misunderstand it.”
Fredrik Fjellstedt
In efficient systems, people spend their time creating value. In inefficient ones, they spend time trying to cope. What percentage of the work in your organization exists only to manage the ...
Joacim Harrby
At first, the factory managers were skeptical. They had spent years optimizing every resource, making sure machines ran at full capacity, workers stayed busy, and no one stood idle. But despite their ...
Nicklas Grellson
Reducing lead time is a straightforward way to make customers happy and free up capital. While these primary goals are well-known, the secondary effects are where real transformation happens. In this ...
Joacim Harrby
Picture yourself in a DJ booth, adjusting the sound to shape the perfect atmosphere. The bass is thumping, lights are flashing, and the crowd is moving to the beat. In front of you is a massive ...
Niklas Modig
Imagine arriving at a hotel after a long journey. You step into the reception area, but no one is there to greet you. There’s no one to check you in, answer your questions, or hand you a room key. ...
Joacim Harrby