{"id":12258,"date":"2018-03-29T13:15:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T18:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=12258"},"modified":"2020-02-21T14:43:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T20:43:00","slug":"lean-blogs-to-help-you-improve-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/lean-blogs-to-help-you-improve-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean Blogs to Help You Improve Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12260\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7TraitsLeanBlog-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7TraitsLeanBlog-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7TraitsLeanBlog-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7TraitsLeanBlog-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7TraitsLeanBlog-1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/7TraitsLeanBlog-1-750x450.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"s-content\">\n<p>A key part of\u00a0<em><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planview.com\/resources\/guide\/lean-principles-101\/what-is-continuous-improvement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">continuous improvement<\/a>\u00a0(<\/em>one of the pillars of Lean) is continuous education &#8211; keeping your brain actively engaged with Lean ideas. Reading Lean blogs can keep Lean principles and practices top of mind as you make decisions in work and in life. It can help you remember to use a testing mindset with both your marketing campaigns and your pantry organization!<\/p>\n<p>Lean is a topic with many authors, leaders, and practitioners, from startups to enterprises in all different industries. We follow these five Lean blogs to learn ways to become more efficient, less stressed, and happier in work and life.<\/p>\n<p>What Lean blogs do you enjoy reading? Share them in the comments below!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s-content\">\n<h2>5 LEAN BLOGS TO FOLLOW<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s-content\">\n<h4>STARTUP LESSONS LEARNED &#8211; ERIC RIES<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s-content\">\n<p>As the author of\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0307887898?tag=lessolearn01-20&amp;camp=213381&amp;creative=390973&amp;linkCode=as4&amp;creativeASIN=0307887898&amp;adid=004DZWTQ0HQTRCNYZJPD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">Lean Startup<\/a>\u00a0and the founder of the\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/lean-startup-co-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">Lean Startup methodology<\/a>, Eric Ries brought Lean thinking into the mainstream media.\u00a0Startup Lessons Learned is his entrepreneurship blog all about the lessons Eric has learned throughout his career, applying Lean thinking to the tech world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s-content\">\n<h4>LEANBLOG.ORG &#8211; MARK GRABAN<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s-content\">\n<p>As one of the most influential thinkers in Lean, especially in the Lean healthcare space, <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mgraban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Graban<\/a> is a wealth of knowledge.\u00a0His blog\u00a0covers topics about Lean that are universally applicable to businesses and practitioners in all industries. Through the success of this blog, Mark has written several books on Lean healthcare, including<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lean-Hospitals-Mark-Graban\/dp\/1498743250\/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Mark+Graban&amp;qid=1582233699&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">\u00a0Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Engagement<\/a>, and\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Healthcare-Kaizen-Front-Line-Sustainable-Improvements\/dp\/1439872961\/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Mark+Graban&amp;qid=1582233699&amp;sr=8-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ol-has-click-handler=\"\">Healthcare Kaizen: Engaging Front-Line Staff in Sustainable Continuous Improvements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s-content\">\n<h4>THE KAREN MARTIN GROUP &#8211; KAREN MARTIN<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s-content\">\n<p>Led by Lean transformation expert <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/KarenMartinOpex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karen Martin<\/a>, the Karen Martin Group has been creating high-quality Lean content for several years. Karen writes on topics such as customer value, continuous improvement, Lean leadership, and personal effectiveness &#8211; ideal reading material for anyone in an enterprise undergoing a Lean transformation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A key part of\u00a0continuous improvement\u00a0(one of the pillars of Lean) is continuous education &#8211; keeping your brain actively engaged with Lean ideas. Reading Lean blogs can keep Lean principles and practices top of mind as you make decisions in work and in life. 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