Ghostism

A strong culture of continuous improvement relies heavily on teamwork. When there is a problem, team members need to be able to rely on others to come to the rescue. Ghostism is the Lean affliction in which a person becomes invisible whenever it is their turn to provide help to Read more…

Gut Feel

Gut feel is the immediate response you come to about something, based on intuition. It is formed nearly instantly due to the sum of your experience and training, based upon the available information you have. The degree of accuracy varies from person to person, but the common aspect for everyone Read more…

Graban, Mark

Mark Graban was an early blogger in the Lean community, publishing Leanblog.org. He was a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award for his book, Lean Hospitals. Mark was one of the first people to create a specialty version of Lean, applicable to the healthcare industry. He is a consultant, speaker, Read more…

Green Belt

A Green Belt is a certification that indicates a person is qualified to lead a Six Sigma project or, less frequently, a kaizen team in Lean. The Belt System Ranks Yellow Belt: Team Participant Green Belt: Team Leader Black Belt: Trainer Master Black Belt: Trains black belts; leads improvement effort Read more…

Gemba Walk

A gemba walk is a leadership process in which a manager walks through his or her areas of responsibility in order to gain a better understanding of how the operation is running. The term “gemba” means “the real place” in Japanese. The level of structure of a gemba walk varies Read more…

Groupthink

Groupthink is the condition in which individuals set aside their beliefs and concerns to conform to group opinion. This is most commonly done because people value the cohesion of the group more than the risk of a poor outcome. While the term was first coined by William H. Whyte in Read more…