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I've published four business books. Value Stream Mapping is now available for order: www.bit.ly/VSMbk. The Outstanding Organization (www.bit.ly/TOObk), represents my foray into hard cover leadership books. My other two, Metrics-Based Process Mapping (www.bit.ly/MBPMbk) and The Kaizen Event Planner (www.bit.ly/TKEPbk), contain practical tools that support an organization's journey to "outstandingness."

In addition to writing, I keynote frequently and maintain a full client load. For more information, please visit my website www.ksmartin.com and join us on any of the social media sites listed on my home page.

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Lean for the Holidays

Over the past few days, I’ve received a number of clever holiday and Lean-themed videos, maps, and stories that I thought I’d share. I’m sure there are many more out there, so please feel free to share in the comments area. Enjoy!

Will Farrell, Quality Inspector?

This is a funny scene from the movie Elf where Will Ferrell performs quality control for jack-in-the-boxes:

Santa’s Value Stream

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	Value Stream Mapping: How to Visualize Work and Align Leadership for Organizational Transformation by Karen Martin (Goodreads Author), Mike Osterling 3.95 avg rating — 727 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence 4.12 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kaizen Event Planner: Achieving Rapid Improvement in Office, Service, and Technical Environments 3.90 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metrics-Based Process Mapping: Identifying and Eliminating Waste in Office and Service Processes by Karen Martin (Goodreads Author), Mike Osterling 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metrics-Based Process Mapping: An Excel-Based Solution by Karen Martin (Goodreads Author), Mike Osterling liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When everything is a priority, nothing is a priority.”
― Karen Martin, The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence

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“Chaos is the enemy of any organization the strives to be outstanding.”
― Karen Martin, The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence

tags: bpr, continuous-improvement, kaizen, lean, process-design, process-improvement, reengineering, six-sigma, toyota, value-stream-mapping

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“Chaos is NOT a condition of doing business.”
― Karen Martin, The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence

tags: bpr, continuous-improvement, kaizen, lean, process-design, process-improvement, reengineering, six-sigma, toyota, value-stream-mapping

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“If you want engagement, you must engage.”
― Karen Martin, The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence

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“Chaos is NOT a condition of doing business.”
― Karen Martin, The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence

tags: bpr, continuous-improvement, kaizen, lean, process-design, process-improvement, reengineering, six-sigma, toyota, value-stream-mapping

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