The biggest problem is the one you don’t recognize

WHY do some organizations use Six Sigma but would ignore Kaizen and Lean Thinking (KLT) even though both programs are basically the same, except that the latter has the edge for being easier, better, faster and cheaper to manage? Is it about Kaizen as being Japanese? Or is it about Toyota that some companies would readily admit of their ignorance: “We’re not a car company!”

Many dynamic organizations swear by the universal principles of KLT almost as a religion. They’ve customized their successful programs as Lean Healthcare, Lean Construction, Lean Banking, Lean Insurance and in my case – implementing Lean Mining, Lean Shipping and Lean Agribusiness for my clients.