As we commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, this quote caught my eye from one of Dr. King’s Letters from a Birmingham Jail. Dr. King wrote, in part: “…the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.” He’s referring to non-violent means for driving societal change. This is a powerful principle, and it also reminds me of a core Lean management principle. The Lean concept is often described as … Continue reading A Lean Lesson from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.