Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond

← Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond5. Aug. · 28 Min.

Karen Martin: Five Conversations Over 20 Years

Karen Martin: Five Conversations Over 20 Years5. Aug.28 Min.

For our 20th anniversary series, we revisit five conversations with Karen Martin spanning 2012 to 2024. Highlights cover clarity versus ambiguity, why value stream mapping requires senior leadership involvement, the recurring pattern behind claims that Lean is dying, and the discipline of quality at the source.