Welcome to Lean Tomatoes
Ok, Folks, it’s time to share a bit more and my two greatest passions, the first being Lean Thinking and the relentless pursuit of knowledge to share with others, and the second being my love for growing tomatoes.
MOST RECENT POSTS
Postcard from Kyoto
Continuing our trip to Japan last year, Kyoto was one of the highlights in terms of sightseeing. The original ancient [...]
5S? More like 3S Actually
With the RWC in Japan still part of of everyday I thought I'd share a 5S story from my trip [...]
Postcard from Ginza
Whilst we all enjoy our daily fix of the Rugby world cup, I thought I'd share a few details of [...]
Shingo Principle – “Respect Every Individual”
What we learn from the Shingo Model, is that Ideal Results Require Ideal Behaviours. OK, very good, but what does [...]
OLDER POSTS
Lotatoes…What Ever Next!
I was taking a Gemba walk the other day and I noticed a display stand full of “Lotatoes” So apparently [...]
The Mother Of All Maps
I was recently reminded of an exercise I did back in 1991. Yes folks I am talking 26 years ago, [...]
Is It Just Me Or Is Star Wars EveryWhere?
Like most of us who enjoyed growing up with Star Wars, it seems a permanent [...]
Auckland Leisure Play Host To Lean Kiwi’s
One of the great things about those on the Lean journey is their willing to learn and share their [...]
Tales From The Ci Conference – Thanks To All For A Great Day!
Sept 7th saw our second annual Continuous Improvement Conference, hosted in partnership with Massey University and Minitab. With over [...]
Tales From The Ci Conference – How Zara Use Lean To Drive Their Success
Massey University’s retail guru, Jonathan Elms brought one of the interesting stories from the conference was that of how Zara, a Spanish [...]
A Good Year For The Roses
For most of the country we have been enduring some extreme weather over the past couple of [...]
Early Results With The Window Sill Method
I am pleased to report that in just under two weeks, around 80% of my tomato seeds have popped their [...]
