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The A3 management process, as described in Managing to Learn<\/em><\/a>, the award-winning, best-selling workbook by management expert and former LEI CEO John Shook \u2014 still a bestseller after 15 years \u2014 has been proven to help people solve vexing problems collaboratively. Even better, it provides a structure for mentorship on the job.<\/p>\n

Given today\u2019s challenging business climate, with myriad complex problems to solve, we were inspired to provide you with this A3 Getting Started Guide to help you utilize this powerful technique to cut through the noise and make a positive impact for your customers and the business.<\/p>\n

Although this guide isn\u2019t the end-all-be-all for how to use the A3 process, it includes some of our favorite tools, tips, and questions that illustrate the tool\u2019s underlying learning process. We hope it gives you enough to get started and become an A3-thinking problem solver.<\/p>\n

A3 Getting Started Guide Measures 3 inches tall by 5 inches wide. Comes with a 1 inch silver metal keychain ring. Contains 35 pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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