The Lean Sensei Awarded the Shingo Publication Award
September 16, 2020 – the Shingo Institute
The Lean Sensei by Michael Balle, Nicolas Chartier, Pascale Coignet, Sandrine Olivencia, Daryl Powell, and Eivind Reke et. al. Receives Shingo Publication Award
Summary: After trained examiners and accomplished business professionals performed a thorough assessment of their work, Michael Balle, Nicolas Chartier, Pascale Coignet, Sandrine Olivencia, Daryl Powell, and Eivind Reke have been selected as recipients of an internationally recognized award from the Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. The authors will receive the award at the 33rd Annual Shingo Conference in Provo, Utah the week of May 17, 2021.
LOGAN, Utah — The Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has awarded Michael Balle, Nicolas Chartier, Pascale Coignet, Sandrine Olivencia, Daryl Powell, and Eivind Reke with the Shingo Publication Award for their book, The Lean Sensei. The authors form an A-team of Lean pioneers from France, America, Norway, and Britain who have experienced and followed the path of the sensei. The team is comprised of a lifelong Lean author who was there at the start of the movement, the CEO of a hyper-growth digital company, a process owner in a large state-owned company, a leader in the agile community, a Lean writer and consultant, and a Lean practitioner and academic researcher.
“Receipt of the Shingo Publication Award signifies an author’s significant contribution and practical application to the body of knowledge regarding enterprise excellence,” said Ken Snyder, executive director of the Shingo Institute.
By “challenging” or applying for a Shingo Publication award, authors invite a group of accomplished professionals and trained examiners from the Shingo Institute to thoroughly review their publication(s). Shingo examiners select recipients based on a rigorous set of standards.
Lean thinking is the alternative business model for our age, focused on value, learning, growth and improvement. From observing pioneering experiments in all kinds of activities across the world, the authors have learned how Lean fundamentally challenges traditional business thinking. Behind all the tools for operational excellence and the different management system needed to support their use, lies a much deeper challenge: to develop the human potential of everyone to create a culture of accelerating continuous improvement to meet today’s changing circumstances. Learning is truly at the heart of Lean.
The Lean Sensei provides both a conceptual and hands-on toolkit for developing Lean leaders—and becoming one yourself. It will challenge you to reflect on how you coach; share mindful questions that improve your awareness of what to look for; and keep both you and your students focused on the signs, symptoms, and syndromes that can slow your Lean success.
This book shares a radical vision of how to flourish with this approach. The authors argue that Lean is a system of gaining competitiveness by continuously developing people, and as such, sensei play a vital role in helping others deepen their thinking every day. To be effective in transforming processes and the people who operate within them, any sensei “must first learn to transform yourself,” they write. Whatever your role, this story will change the way you think about Lean. It is frankly essential reading for those seeking to make real progress with Lean.
Daniel T. Jones, co-author of The Machine that Changed the World, Lean Thinking, Lean Solutions and The Lean Strategy, said: "No one can do Lean for you. It is up to you. But you will also need a sensei to help you discover new ways of seeing and acting, and to help everyone learn to adapt to a rapidly changing world. These lean pioneers discovered what sensei really do. Learn from them before you search for your own sensei.”
Orry Fiume, former CFO at Wiremold and author of Real Numbers and The Lean Strategy, also said: “The Lean Sensei is a must read for (a) any leader thinking about embarking on a Lean transformation, (b) any leader struggling with their Lean transformation, or (c) any leader having success with their Lean transformation but wants to take it to the next level. In other words, any leader interested in Lean."
The books authors will receive their award at the awards ceremony during the Shingo Conference in Provo, Utah, USA on May 17-21, 2021.The conference is a week-long event featuring a selection of workshops, plant tours, keynote speakers, and breakout sessions designed to provide ongoing knowledge, insights, and experience for organizations in pursuit of operational excellence. For more information regarding The Lean Sensei or to order your copy, please visit https://shingo.org/books.
About the Shingo Institute
The Shingo Institute is home to the Shingo Prize, an award recognizing organizations that demonstrate an exceptional culture fostering continuous improvement. Part of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, the Shingo Institute is named after Japanese industrial engineer and Toyota adviser Shigeo Shingo, one of the world's thought leaders in the Toyota Production System.
Drawing from Dr. Shingo’s teachings and years of experience working with organizations worldwide, the Shingo Institute developed the Shingo Model, the basis for its various educational offerings, including workshops, study tours, and conferences. Workshops are available in multiple languages through the Institute's Licensed Affiliates. For more information on workshops and affiliates or to register to attend an event, please visit https://shingo.org.
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