Follow Friday for Bloggers
If you follow me on Twitter then you know about Follow Friday, where people share who they are following. Since I look at everything through the lens of value, I always struggle to see people just pumping out lists of names. That’s why I only post, and only read the posts of others, who share WHY they are following someone.
I wanted to take this tradition and apply it to the world of blogging as well. I’ve done it a few times, and have shared my Follow Friday posts on the following bloggers so far:
Today I’m sharing Jon Miller and his Gemba Panta Rei blog. Jon has been a long-standing blogger in the lean thinker category. Jon is a thoughtful person and lean blogger. He is willing to touch on challenging subjects from change management to the application of kaizen. Jon comes from the trenches, as I do, and so has a pragmatic nature to his advice. He is well studied in Toyota. He’s even willing to link the Amish to Toyota.
His knowledge of Japanese led to the retranslation of Taiichi Ohno’s book Workplace Management, which I was honored to preview and to endorse. Check out his blog or buy Workplace Management below.
Do you have a favorite lean blogger? Share your Follow Friday’s in the comments below.
I can’t say enough about how much the Gemba Panta Rei blog helped me understand Lean when I was first learning about it a few years ago. What I really love about the blog and what differentiates it from other lean blogs is how Jon Miller combines both abstract lean theory with practical tools of the trade. One day it’s a discussion of the translation of the Japanese word nemawashi; the next day it’s a spreadsheet for scoring 5S in the workplace. Just excellent!
I can’t say enough about how much the Gemba Panta Rei blog helped me understand Lean when I was first learning about it a few years ago. What I really love about the blog and what differentiates it from other lean blogs is how Jon Miller combines both abstract lean theory with practical tools of the trade. One day it’s a discussion of the translation of the Japanese word nemawashi; the next day it’s a spreadsheet for scoring 5S in the workplace. Just excellent!
I can’t say enough about how much the Gemba Panta Rei blog helped me understand Lean when I was first learning about it a few years ago. What I really love about the blog and what differentiates it from other lean blogs is how Jon Miller combines both abstract lean theory with practical tools of the trade. One day it’s a discussion of the translation of the Japanese word nemawashi; the next day it’s a spreadsheet for scoring 5S in the workplace. Just excellent!
I agree Jamie. Jon’s work in the lean community has been truly inspiring and informing. I have learned so much from his blog. He has a wonderful way of teaching Lean concepts that everyone understands and looks forward to.
I agree Jamie. Jon’s work in the lean community has been truly inspiring and informing. I have learned so much from his blog. He has a wonderful way of teaching Lean concepts that everyone understands and looks forward to.
I agree Jamie. Jon’s work in the lean community has been truly inspiring and informing. I have learned so much from his blog. He has a wonderful way of teaching Lean concepts that everyone understands and looks forward to.
I’ve been a huge fan of Jon’s blog, I agree he has a lot of challenging and worthwhile things to say. A must read.
I’ve been a huge fan of Jon’s blog, I agree he has a lot of challenging and worthwhile things to say. A must read.
I’ve been a huge fan of Jon’s blog, I agree he has a lot of challenging and worthwhile things to say. A must read.
Mark pointed out a pretty bad typo that is now corrected. I had typed “he is not willing to touch on challenging subjects” when I meant to type “he is willing…”. This is what editors are for.
Anyway, for any readers (and Jon) who read it as I typed it, I apologize.
Mark pointed out a pretty bad typo that is now corrected. I had typed “he is not willing to touch on challenging subjects” when I meant to type “he is willing…”. This is what editors are for.
Anyway, for any readers (and Jon) who read it as I typed it, I apologize.
Mark pointed out a pretty bad typo that is now corrected. I had typed “he is not willing to touch on challenging subjects” when I meant to type “he is willing…”. This is what editors are for.
Anyway, for any readers (and Jon) who read it as I typed it, I apologize.