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Lean and Change Management
All progress comes from change, but not all change is progress.
—Unknown
If you want to go fast… go alone, if you want to go far… go together
—Unknown
Change management is not only a large part of Lean, it also occurs before, during, and after any
Lean implementation. One should not underestimate the importance of this component to success-
fully disseminate, deploy, and sustain Lean.
IMPLEMENTING LEAN IS ABOUT BALANCE
We have a saying that Lean is 50/50 task vs. people. Fifty percent of Lean is implementing Lean
tools. This is the scientic management part of Lean. The other 50% of Lean is the “people” or
“culture” piece ...