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Less Scatter, More Strategy: A Better Way to Plan Public Sector Learning
Learning and development (L&D) efforts often begin with the best of intentions—fulfilling staff requests, responding to urgent needs, or...
Justine Hinderliter
4 days ago2 min read
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Why we're doing the thing I swore we'd never do.
On-demand training is coming this winter, and I admit I was wrong. The set for our next big thing... Tl;dr: We're introducing new...
Ryan Hunter
Dec 3, 20246 min read
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Cutting facility maintenance request completion from 40 to under 12 days: how one Lean Leader transformed his work and developed as a manager
There are many things that go into making a facility run smoothly -- many of which are happening behind the scenes. But at the root,...

Tiffany Archuleta
Aug 27, 20244 min read
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Using Lean Leaders to Catapult SFUSD's response to Chronic Absence
Today's post is from San Francisco Unified School District's (SFUSD) Director of School Portfolio Planning, Karissa Yee -- and PPI Lean...
Karissa YeeFindley
Jun 4, 20246 min read
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Transforming West County Wastewater Invoicing: How Two Lean Leaders Slashed Payment Delays & Enhanced Relationships
Invoicing forms a critical pillar in the financial scaffolding of any organization, acting as the principal method for billing and...

Tiffany Archuleta
Apr 23, 20245 min read
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Lean Leaders: Improving SFUSD Warehouse Services for the Safety of Students and Staff
Every year, like clockwork, the two weeks before the start of the SFUSD school year meant an influx of warehouse requests from teachers...

Tiffany Archuleta
Feb 13, 20243 min read
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Lean Leaders: Improving student enrollment for SFUSD families
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the system for public schools in San Francisco comprised of 13 early education...
Jenessa Rozier
Aug 18, 20238 min read
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Rec Park electric shop uses 5S to get space back, inspire staff, and find stuff faster
Maintaining the San Francisco Recreation and Park's Department's Structural Maintenance yard was no small task, but change had to start...
Jenessa Rozier
Jun 22, 20234 min read
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How one Lean Leader built a resilient process to launch new software, error-free
How Lean Leader Alberto Fernandez (Fall '22) challenged his own assumptions and built a robust, repeatable testing process to get stable...
Jenessa Rozier
Mar 17, 20237 min read
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Contributing from Day 1: How one Lean Leader used the training to kick off her first week on the job
Lean Leaders' alumna Sharon Jan recounts her experience in PPI's advanced training in process improvement and change management and how...
Justine Hinderliter
Feb 22, 20234 min read
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SFUSD Lean Leaders reduce PPE delivery time by 95%
How SFUSD heroes Cadi Poile and Amy Chan reduced emergency PPE delivery time to school sites from six weeks to two days. In early 2022,...
Ryan Hunter
Nov 3, 20226 min read
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