Gemba Walks A Gemba walk is how, as an executive, you get to the ground truth of your operations and build strong relationships with the people that create value for your company. It’s the best ...

Walking the Gemba Walk Gemba is rarely found at an executive desk. Instead, you'll find it on the shop floor. Or in the marketing department. Or at a customer's place of business. Wherever gemba is, ...

I’m sure most of you reading this have at some point in your career heard the term Gemba and its translation to “the real place.” I like to think of it as simply where work occurs. The Gemba walk ...

Gemba is a Japanese word meaning “the real place”, a place where work is actually done or value is created. The gemba walk is an age-old management technique to stay connected with the team.

The Gemba walk usually takes 40 minutes and is done by two people — they go around checking drawers and cupboards and see how common documents are stored in a zone — asking individuals to pull ...