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Lessons from the Danaher Business System Office III – Humble Errors: Mistakes We Made when Creating the Danaher Business System

By Mark DeLuzio | September 15, 2025 | 0

Mark DeLuzio discusses the errors made when architecting the Danaher Business System and the things he would do differently today.

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Lessons from the Danaher Business System Office II – The Role and Structure of a Lean Office

By Mark DeLuzio | September 1, 2025 | 0

Why most lean offices fail and what it really takes to build trust, create capability, and impact strategy.

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Lessons from the Danaher Business System Office I – Do You Have a Purpose?

By Mark DeLuzio | August 18, 2025 | 0

Many Lean transformations commence without understanding why, and the communications to employees are poor or nonexistent. Mark DeLuzio talks about this failure mode and why it is essential to answer the question, “What’s in it for me?”

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Problem Solving IX – Are you a Critical Thinker? The Mindset of a Problem Solver

By Mark DeLuzio | August 1, 2025 | 0

Mark DeLuzio discusses the rules and mindset needed to be an effective critical thinker, which is essential to effective problem-solving. Every Lean coach needs to know how to solve problems effectively. Unfortunately, this knowledge is not widespread. Learn the skills required to take your problem-solving abilities to the next level.

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How Compensation Systems Can Kill a Lean Transformation

By Mark DeLuzio | July 15, 2025 | 1

Mark DeLuzio discusses the drawbacks and dysfunctional behaviors of compensation and reward systems that are not aligned with Lean Principles.

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Why the Danaher Business System Was Successful – The Answer May Surprise You!

By Mark DeLuzio | July 1, 2025 | 0

Danaher didn’t win with Lean tools They won with what no one else could see.

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The Problem with OEE and Absorption Accounting

By Mark DeLuzio | June 15, 2025 | 0

How OEE and absorption accounting quietly kill Lean results and what to measure instead.

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Lean Leadership Mistakes That Stall Change (Webinar Replay Ask Two Marks Anything)

By Mark DeLuzio | June 1, 2025 | 0

Webinar replay: Why Lean transformations stall—and what 99% of leaders still don’t get about culture, systems, and problem-solving.

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Problem Solving VIII – Defining the Span of Control to Enable Problem Solving

By Mark DeLuzio | May 15, 2025 | 0

In this episode, Mark DeLuzio talks about Lean Horizons’ Managing Director Jon Boucher discussing the span of control necessary for problem-solving. In particular, Mark and Jon address the following:

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Why Don’t Your Leaders Listen to You?

By Mark DeLuzio | May 1, 2025 | 0

In this episode, Mark DeLuzio talks about why Lean/CI people are not being listened to and gives sage advice as to how to reverse this trend.

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The Lean 911 Podcast is where you'll have a voice directly from the gemba. Host, Mark DeLuzio, President and CEO of Lean Horizons Consulting and the principal architect of the Danaher Business System, relies on his three decades of lean successes as well as his failures to answer your most challenging questions regarding your lean transformation.

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