Reflecting on Lean’s 8th waste

In a previous post I discussed the reduction of the Lean wastes to only 3, this time it is about the widely accepted eighth waste, often related to as “human abilities”, “skills”, “brainpower”, etc. Does it fit into the list? Lire la version française de cet article : Que penser du 8ème gaspillage de Lean …

Goals: Is FAST better than SMART?

When it comes to setting goals, setting them SMART have risen to a best practice. This approach is challenged by FAST, a new acronym trying to steal the show. But is FAST better than SMART? Short reminder about SMART SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic (or Relevant), and Time-bound. SMART goal setting has been …