Visiting with Joshua Howell, President, and Executive Team Leader at the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI)

JoshuaHowell is president and executive team leader at the Lean Enterprise Institute(LEI). For over a decade, he has supported individuals and organizations withlean transformations for improved business performance. As a coach, he helpspeople become lean thinkers and practitioners through experiential learning,believing such an approach can lead to enterprise-wideimprovement. Regular e-letters are how he shares what he’s learning withlean practitioners worldwide.Prior tojoining LEI, Howell was an architect and implementer of a lean operating andmanagement system for retail stores at Starbucks Coffee Company, where he alsocreated a team of lean coaches who helped facilitate and sustain theimprovements globally. The system enabled improved quality for products andexperiences, increased product availability, and reduced waste (eg. brewedcoffee). It was implemented by creating problem-solving experiences formanagers at all levels, developing that valuable capability across thecompany. Howellholds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Mendoza Collegeof Business at the University of Notre Dame.Link to claim CME credit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3DXCFW3CME credit is available for up to 3 years after the stated release dateContact [email protected] if you have any questions about claiming credit.