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By Larry Cote, President Lean Advisors Inc.
Part 2 of 3
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At Lean Advisors, we have been involved with training, adapting and applying Lean since close to its inception and prior to that using Deming, JIT and the other concepts
or theories that were very prevalent in the 80s and 90s. My career has given me the opportunity to 'see' Lean at work in 100's of organization/companies in a variety of environments including our earlier implementations in manufacturing and then as we evolved (and improved the concept) we adapted it to the service type industries such as healthcare, government, and education.
Continued from Part 1...
Lean does work and extremely well, but it must be implemented the right way. The Focus in this section will be to begin to uncover some of the 'right' ways to implement Lean and what some of the key indicators are that you should be aware of. First, let's alleviate the misconception, apprehension or anxiety that Lean doesn't work. It does work! The caveat is that you must discover the 'right' or proper adaptation of the thinking and concept to your unique situation! Next, there is no one cookie-cutter solution that can be used to solve every situation and needs of an organization. It is obvious, that every organization and every division in every organization has their own culture, leadership, and human dynamics which are distinctive to them. So, in order for Lean to be effective, these nuances must be dealt with by altering the approach that is used to effectively create sustainable ongoing positive impact for the business, their clients and their staff. | 
