A Lean Journey 
A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of December
2025. You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here.
5
Big Lean Questions with Mark Graban: Purpose, Misconceptions, and the Path
Forward – Mark Graban revisits the 5 meet up questions from last year’s A
Lean Journey post.
The
Unified Approach: Connecting Strategy, Process, and People in Operational
Excellence – Mark Graban says true continuous improvement requires a holistic
approach synchronizing strategy, process, employees, and leadership.
Will
It Make the Boat Go Faster? – Ron Pereira shares a story about rowing and
what actually moves us forward versus what just keeps us busy.
Lean
in Government Is Possible – Alen Ganic shares stories from his time working
across several government departments, using Lean tools to solve real problems
and improve flow to people at a Lean conference in Europe.
Continuous
Means Continuous, not December – Kevin Meyer discusses the arbitrary end of
the year activities and a better way to think about it continuously.
Why
is Year-End Reflection so Difficult? – Pascal Dennis discusses year end
reflection and how we can get better with answering the right questions.
As
Long as the Graph Goes up and to the Right – Christopher R Chapman shares a
managerial tale and ties this to Deming’s management philosophy.
The
Management Brief | The Lean
Transformation Framework throughout 2025
- Josh Howell and Mark Reich use
the five LTF questions as our lens, we revisit some highlights from The
Management Brief in 2025.
The
Design Brief | People First: Are you investing in your human assets? - Larry
Navarre explores why people—not ideas or technology—determine the success of
innovation and how Lean Product and Process Development (LPPD) offers a framework
for developing people.
Forget
the Ping-Pong Table: How to Truly Put People First – James Morgan shares a leader’s
guide to building teams that thrive in Lean product development.
Five
NUMMI Tour Lessons That Still Define Lean Thinking – Mark Graban share 5
lessons that still matter today from his NUMMI factory visit 20 years ago.
Strategy
– What’s Changed & What Hasn’t? – Pascal Dennis says when it comes to
Strategy deployment & execution, what’s changed is AI, and what has no
changed is the messy, human work of alignment, and the centrality of
Leadership.
Radical FIRE 
Swearing Totally Helps 
My Money Blog 
BC Wine Trends Blog 
POLITICO Europe 
Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution Blog