{"id":823,"date":"2020-06-10T13:01:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T13:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/?post_type=bios&#038;p=823"},"modified":"2023-08-30T09:46:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T13:46:37","slug":"josh-howell","status":"publish","type":"bios","link":"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/about-lei\/senior-advisors-staff\/josh-howell\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Howell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Joshua Howell is president and executive team leader at the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI). For over a decade, he has supported individuals and organizations with lean transformations for improved business performance. As a coach, he helps people become lean thinkers and practitioners through experiential learning, believing such an approach can lead to enterprise-wide improvement.&nbsp;Regular e-letters are how he shares what he\u2019s learning with lean practitioners worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to joining LEI, Howell was an architect and implementer of a lean operating and management system for retail stores at Starbucks Coffee Company, where he also created a team of lean coaches who helped facilitate and sustain the improvements globally. The system enabled improved quality for products and experiences, increased product availability, and reduced waste (eg.&nbsp;brewed coffee). It was implemented by creating problem-solving experiences for managers at all levels, developing that valuable capability across the company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Howell holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in business administration from the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joshua Howell is president and executive team leader at the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI). For over a decade, he has supported individuals and organizations with lean transformations for improved business performance. 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