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Gemba Walks by Jim Womack — WisdomDeck honest review

Honest review · Leadership

Gemba Walks

by Jim Womack

Womack's essays from years of walking factories and offices: go see, ask why, show respect. Lean's cofounder on what managers get wrong.

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you manage from a desk and know it.

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you want a lean primer; see Lean Thinking.

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Three things you will actually use

Go see.
Ask why.
Show respect.

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