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
Day One – Toyota in Spades
Monday started with an orientation session to understand Japanese culture and customs. This is sage advice as you need to [...]
Postcard from Mt Fuji
After a seven year hiatus I have made my fourth trip to Japan. I arrived a couple of days before [...]
Post Card from Hastings
I've just started some work in the lovely Hawke's Bay, specially Hastings. This is not one of my regular haunts [...]
Shingo Principle “Create Value for the Customer”
This week is Shingo workshop week with my esteemed colleague Chris Butterworth running Discover Shingo Excellence in Auckland. Participants learn [...]
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 [...]
