Coaching Archives - Art of Lean

10 Tips for Coaching Problem Solving

Posted on February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 by Art Smalley

Have you ever struggled to give good coaching advice to someone delivering a problem solving presentation? Giving good feedback is difficult and takes practice. Giving feedback however is just one small part of coaching. In this video below I give some thoughts pertaining to the overall process of coaching and improving problem solving skills. I gave this presentation to one...

Situational Leadership, Toyota Style Coaching, & 4 Types of Problems

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Art Smalley

Here is an 18 minute video I made about my experiences with Situational Leadership Theory, Coaching Styles in Toyota, and my latest book 4 Types of Problems. If you enjoy the video please hit like and subscribe on YouTube and that will be my signal to make more of these. And for those interested please sign up for the free introductory course on 4 Types of Problems over at Prob...

Is it Genba or Gemba?

Posted on March 25, 2016September 23, 2016 by Art Smalley

I get quite a few e-mails every year pointing out errors I have made in spelling and punctuation in various speeches or blog posts. And for the record I sincerely appreciate the feedback so I can correct the oversight or error in question. The most common e-mail (by far and away) every year is the suggestion that I have misspelled the lean phrase "Gemba" because I have instead ...

Lean Coaching Summit: 4 Types of Problems

Posted on August 24, 2015October 16, 2015 by Art Smalley

I gave a presentation at the 2015 Lean Coaching Summit in Seattle Washington earlier this summer. The contents deal with establishing a logical frame work for various types of problems and coaching routines overall. The contents are part of a workbook I am collaborating on with John Shook and the Lean Enterprise Institute. We hope to have it ready to publish by the end of this ...