Is Lean Really Dead? Karen Martin on Leadership, Culture, and Long-Term Thinking
Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond
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Show Notes
In this episode, Mark and Karen discuss a provocative question she raised: "Is Lean Dead?" (or "dying?"). Karen is the author of books including "Value Stream Mapping" and "The Outstanding Organization." Her next book is titled "Clarity First" and we'll be discussing that in a future episode.
Is Lean dead—or just misunderstood?
Karen Martin joins Mark Graban to explore why Lean often gets dismissed, how leadership habits and short-term thinking derail improvement, and why Lean still matters when practiced as a true management system—not a toolbox.