The Annual Global Lean Leadership Summit was hosted at Cambridge Engineering this year. The Summit has a strong spirit of generosity, of giving back to society by freely sharing best practices with one another and Cambridge Engineering has this in spades! Below are some random images from the event.

Paul with the Tension Envelopes Team

Paul with Roy (HB McClure)

Paul with Josh Springer (Bottoms Up Beer)

Jordan, Peter, Zack & Jake (FastCap)

Paul Akers discusses how he uses his bench press to practice swimming in the gym. He uses FastCap’s Kaizen Foam to transform his bench press.

For more information on FastCap’s Kaizen Foam, visit our website.

Paul Akers provide insight to Scott about what you need to be successful. Great mentors and making yourself as Lean as possible.

Paul shares a Lean improvement from Derek, The Cabinet Doctor.

Paul Akers discusses the 4 upcoming Japan Study Missions that will take place this November. Sign up soon, these are filling up fast. Only 17 per session. For more information on the study mission, go to this link.

Nov 06 – 11, 2017 (Team #14) ONLY 3 SLOTS LEFT
Nov 13 – 18, 2017 (Team #15) ONLY 12 SLOTS LEFT
Nov 20 – 25, 2017 (Team #16) ONLY 12 SLOTS LEFT
Nov 27 – Dec 2, 2017 (Team #17) ONLY 13 SLOTS LEFT

Each applicant must submit a video. Here is an example:

The folks at Hopkins Printing are fixing what bugs them!

Paul Akers was interviewed by Forward Thinking Workplace. To see the whole interview and find the answers to the questions below, press here.

Q1: How can we create workplaces where every voice matters, everyone thrives & finds meaning, and change & innovation happen naturally?

Q2: How do we get an employee’s full attention and best performance?

Q3: What do people really lack and long for at work?

Q4: What is the most important question leaders should be asking employees?

Q5: What is the most important question employees should be asking leaders?

Q6: What is the most important question we should be asking ourselves?

Q7: What has been the most intriguing aspect of your lean journey?

Q8: If you were going to add a question to this interview from a lean perspective, what would it be?

Q9: What question is at the heart of lean?

Q10: What is the biggest misunderstanding about lean?

This video was just passed on to me from a friend I cannot recommend it enough the ending will blow your mind nature has the answers… Biomimicry
Nature is super Lean! Designers now study nature for answers. I wonder what it can teach us about Lean?