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Coaching
Train others on the art of obstacle removal including obstacle identification, types of obstacles and
strategies for dealing with obstacles. Observe people's attempts to remove obstacles and give them
feedback on their actions.
Creating a Culture of Obstacle Removal
Encourage and measure obstacle removal at all organizational levels until it becomes habitual. In
many ways this is the essence of the lean organization.

Strategies for Dealing with Obstacles
Diagrams are a great way of communicating the essence of a concept. Feel free to share the
following diagrams with anyone (but of course keep the copyright notice on them).

Remove
Remove the obstacle altogether. This method of dealing with an obstacle is usually the most
immediately effective, but is also one of the most difficult methods.

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