Hoshin Kanri in Higher Education: A Guide to Strategy Development, Deployment, and Management (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781032391564)

Bill Balzer is author of Lean Higher Education: Increasing the Value and Performance of University Processes 2nd Edition (2020, Routledge), an update to his 2010 book and acknowledged to be the definitive book on Lean Higher Education (LHE). Balzer's research interests include understanding and improving the application of Lean principles and practices in higher education and expanding the contributions of Industrial-Organizational psychology to the understanding, application, and evaluation of Lean and higher education. Balzer continues to publish and present work on LHE and has been an invited keynote speaker on the topic of LHE. He has participated in numerous university initiatives to improve university processes and effectiveness, and advises colleges and universities contemplating the adoption and implementation of Lean. He is a certified black belt in Lean Six Sigma. He is a member of the Global Lean HE - Americas steering committee.

Balzer has over 35 years of experience in higher education. He is emeritus professor of IO psychology at Bowling Green State University. He most recently served as Vice President for Faculty Affairs and Strategic Initiatives and helped integrate the application of Hoshin Kanri in university-wide strategic planning. Balzer has served in several leadership roles at the university including program director of the nationally ranked doctoral program in IO psychology, chair of the department of psychology, dean of BGSU's regional Firelands College, AVP and dean of continuing and extended education, and interim VP for university advancement. He also served as interim President of Owens Community College for the 2020-2021 academic year.

For more information, visit http: //leanhighereducation.com or contact Bill at wbalzer@bgsu.edu.

Tammi Sinha is a lean and sustainability practitioner, prac-academic and change agent to build institutional capability in change, innovation, sustainability, and improvement in higher education and more widely across commercial and public sectors. Her work is guided by a "communities of inquiry, practice, and place" approach to institutional effectiveness. Sinha joined the University of Southampton as an iSolutions Continuous Improvement Lead in 2022, leading a program to weave continuous improvement and regenerative leadership principles into the fabric of higher education. She previously held appointments as Senior Lecturer and Sustainability Champion, Faculty of Business, Law and Digital Technologies at Solent University, Director for Climate Action at University of Winchester, and Principal Lecturer in operations strategy, lean operations, and creativity and business improvement at the University of Portsmouth. Her professional role and research Interests include climate action through systems thinking, circular design, operations, and supply chains.

Tammi earned her PhD in operations strategy while working as an engineer at British Aerospace. Her professional specialization includes improvement and transformation in aerospace, manufacturing, and the public sector. Her most recent work includes developing approaches to sustainable business eco systems and circular/regenerative approaches to operations in higher education and business. Dr Sinha has been involved in the UK Government's enterprise productivity and sustainability drive via the "Help to Grow" initiative, and previously worked with the small business leadership program to help small- and mid-sized enterprises enhance their resilience, productivity, and sustainability.