{"product_id":"lean-misconceptions-cordell-hensley-9781138217454","title":"Lean Misconceptions: Why Many Lean Initiatives Fail and How You Can Avoid the Mistakes","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt has been reported that about 70% of performance-improvement initiatives fail to achieve desired results. The primary causes are unrealistic expectations regarding effort and results and too much focus on short-term improvements instead of long-term capability building. Too many consultants and organizations stress the tools and the results they can achieve without considering the long-term implications. Success relies on focusing on both short-term gains and long-term culture change - That is, using the tools as the mechanism for change versus the objective of the change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLean Misconceptions: Why Many Lean Initiatives Fail and How You Can Avoid the Mistakes focuses on continuous improvement as well as the tools organizations can use to achieve long-term growth. Readers will gain new knowledge while also challenging their peers, seniors, subordinates, and their own thinking on Lean. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cordell Hensley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113821745X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138217454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Productivity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Cordell Hensley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087711744255,"sku":"9781138217454","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f66d665-e2d6-4f15-b2f9-0307ab156dc9.jpg?v=1769100977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lean-misconceptions-cordell-hensley-9781138217454","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}