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The Four Capabilities: What Are They?
The Four Capabilities are taken from Steven Spears’ book the High Velocity Edge, and they are the capabilities found in high performing leaders. They are:
- Designing work to reveal problems
- Containing and solving problems close to the source
- Accumulate and share knowledge
- Leaders coaching these capabilities in others
While they are not the be-all and end-all of lean techniques and tools, they offer a good insight into Autonomation or Jidoka, which is one of the main pillars of Lean.
By David McLachlan
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