<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="//blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-seo/css/main-sitemap.xsl"?>
<urlset xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1 http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1/sitemap-image.xsd" xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/02/01/the-continuous-improvement-apple-tree/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-01T10:00:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/apple-tree-lean-six-sigma-low-hanging-fruit.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/apple-tree-lean-six-sigma-low-hanging-fruit.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/picking-apple-from-tree.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/apple-picking-pole.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/apple-harvesting-machine.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/design-for-healthy-orchard.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/02/repent-i-mean-hansei/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-01T20:00:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/hansei.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/02/04/ga-357-revisiting-the-toyota-way-with-jeff-liker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-04T10:00:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/jeffliker.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/jeffliker.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/02/05/lean-thinking-a-flashlight-mirror-and-sandpaper/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-05T10:00:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/iStock-1183106406-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/iStock-1183106406-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/11/10/skill_matrix_enables_suggestio/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-09T20:20:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/skill-matrix-Gemba2.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/02/11/ga-358-lean-in-higher-education-with-thomas-lencki-and-dagmar-vlahos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-11T10:00:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/thomasdagmar.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/thomasdagmar.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/0.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/02/12/humble-questions-before-setting-direction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-12T06:04:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ed-Schein-612x400-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ed-Schein-612x400-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/02/08/how-not-to-fools-ourselves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-12T22:19:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/business-person-acting-fool.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/business-person-acting-fool.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/02/15/five-helpful-favorite-phrases-for-continuous-improvement-beginners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-15T10:00:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lean-thinking-be-the-tortoise-not-hare.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lean-thinking-fix-what-bugs-you.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lean-thinking-sixty-percent-solution.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lean-thinking-be-the-tortoise-not-hare.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lean-thinking-rocks-under-water-level.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lean-thinking-catch-ball.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/02/18/ga-359-pink-tools-and-preventing-injuries-with-adam-lawrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-18T10:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2020/09/14/collect-questions-for-better-gemba-walks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-21T19:06:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gemba-walk-questions-respect-for-people.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gemba-walk-questions-respect-for-people.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/02/22/three-things-to-stop-and-start-doing-for-better-lean-coaching/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-22T15:44:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/three-things-lean-coaching.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/three-things-lean-coaching.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/02/25/ga-360-the-importance-of-being-intentional-with-brandon-bartel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-25T10:00:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/brandonbartel.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/brandonbartel.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/02/08/three-keys-to-sustaining-5s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-25T18:59:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/02/cold-rolled-steel-mill.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/02/cold-rolled-steel-mill.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/02/26/coaches-have-obstacles-too/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-26T11:24:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Red-Shoes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Red-Shoes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/02/01/where_to_start_the_lean_journe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-26T23:13:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/02/lean-journey-starting-point.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2005/02/lean-journey-starting-point.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/02/21/value-stream-mapping-confusion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-02-26T23:15:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/iStock-1191509927.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/iStock-1191509927.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2020/02/28/the-difference-between-naive-purposeful-and-deliberate-practice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-01T21:07:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/iStock-860793138.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/iStock-860793138.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/02/15/10_ways_that_kaizen_develops_better_leaders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-01T21:43:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/croc.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/02/26/lets-create-a-future-state-value-stream-map/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-02T15:23:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/01-ct-tt.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/02-fs1.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/03-fs.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/04-fs.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/05-fs.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/02/12/how-to-create-a-product-quantity-product-routing-matrix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-02T15:30:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/pqpr.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/04/19/leadership-standard-work-part-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-02T21:30:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Screen-Shot-2021-03-01-at-3.03.49-PM-1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Screen-Shot-2021-03-01-at-3.03.49-PM-1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/10/03/leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-02T21:33:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/iStock-1220332806-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/iStock-1220332806-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/05/3-lessons-learned-from-a-flooded-office/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-05T10:00:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_7571.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_7571.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/04/ga-361-the-role-of-entropy-in-lean-with-luciana-toda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-04T10:00:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lucianatoda.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lucianatoda.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/01/better-lean-leadership-through-novice-learning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-04T15:23:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rubik-cube.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/rubik-cube.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/08/05/toyotas-8-step-practical-problem-solving-revisited/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-04T16:01:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ducks-in-a-row-300x1961-300x196.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/08/how-to-shape-lean-leadership-culture-through-daily-management/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-09T23:46:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lean-leadership-culture-puzzle-pieces.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lean-leadership-culture-puzzle-pieces.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/11/ga-362-ethos-logos-and-pathos-in-continuous-improvement-with-david-larsen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-11T10:00:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/davidlarsen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/davidlarsen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/12/neuroscience-reframes-aging/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-12T06:57:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/old_surfer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/old_surfer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/successful_aging.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/15/when-to-stop-the-coaching-conversation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-16T06:56:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/coach-learner-practice-kata.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/coach-learner-practice-kata.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/08/repetitions-versus-replications/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-17T16:37:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/2x2-Full-Factorial-DOE-Design-with-Repetitions-and-Replicate.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/2x2-Full-Factorial-DOE-Design.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/2x2-Full-Factorial-DOE-with-6-Repetitions.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/2x2-Full-Factorial-DOE-Design-with-Repetitions-and-Replicate.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/18/ga-363-lean-loss-and-lessons-learned-with-lee-houghton/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-18T10:00:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/leehoughton.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/leehoughton.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/22/seven-policy-questions-for-shaping-a-lean-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-22T10:00:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/lean-policy-future-direction.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/lean-policy-future-direction.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/25/ga-364-why-continuous-improvement-programs-fail-with-peter-christian/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-25T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/peterchristian.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/peterchristian.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/26/24143/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-26T13:37:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/iStock-523870971.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/iStock-523870971.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/03/29/blog-writing-experiment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-03-29T10:00:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/time-to-write.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/time-to-write.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/jons-2020-blog-ideas-sources.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/05/addressing-toyota-katas-counting-problem/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-05T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/toyota-kata-counting.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/toyota-kata-counting.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/improvement-kata-steps.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/five-questions-card-rother-kata.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/01/ga-365-adopting-a-growth-mindset-with-nik-kottha/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-01T10:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/nikkottha.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/nikkottha.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/02/the-dichotomy-of-continuous-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-02T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/iStock-1145770219-1-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/iStock-1145770219-1-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/08/03/hoshin_kanri_as_both_strategy_and_meta-strategy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-01T17:33:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/08/27/what_is_jishuken/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-02T18:54:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/jishuken-american-shopfloor.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/jishuken-american-shopfloor.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/03/01/guest_post_should_you_display_standardised_work_sh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-02T22:38:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/Standardised-Work-Instructions.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2020/09/04/what-is-a-transactional-value-stream-map/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-02T22:46:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-03-at-8.57.16-AM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Screen-Shot-2020-09-03-at-8.57.16-AM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/01/26/ga-147-how-to-succeed-at-value-stream-mapping-with-beau-keyte/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-02T22:51:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/beaukeyte.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/beaukeyte.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/300px-BlackLines-Podcast-Removed-2.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/01/04/kanban_the_art_of_the_japanese_shop_sign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-02T22:59:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/kanban-the-art-of-japanese-shop-sign.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/07/27/ga-173-how-to-use-a3-thinking-with-katie-anderson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-02T23:37:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/katieanderson-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/katieanderson-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/300px-BlackLines-Podcast-Removed-2.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/03/07/for_builtin_quality_simple_is/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-02T23:59:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/quality-training-shop-floor.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/quality-training-shop-floor.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/11/28/the_four_pillars_of_built_in_quality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-02T23:59:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/four-pillars.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/04/20/built_in_quality_means_having_your_cake_but_not_ea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-03T00:00:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/11/19/the_three_habits_required_for_built_in_quality_jid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-03T00:01:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2018/08/30/ga-230-how-to-become-a-six-sigma-black-belt-with-md-hasan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-03T21:49:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/mdhasan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/mdhasan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/300px-BlackLines-Podcast-Removed-2.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/09/25/taking_changeover_time_into_account_for_takt_time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-03T21:50:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/10/25/how_to_use_3p_to_work_out_proc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-03T22:07:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/09/11/designing_better_hospitals_with_3p_video_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-03T22:07:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/04/15/subtle_shifts_in_the_7_wastes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-03T22:15:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/07/14/what_about_the_8th_waste/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-03T22:18:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/08/ga-366-implementing-a-lean-daily-management-system-with-liam-omalley/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-08T10:00:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/liamomalley.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/liamomalley.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/12/the-coaching-cycle-is-not-a-judgement-free-zone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-12T10:00:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/circle-slash.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/circle-slash.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/coaching-cycle-judgement.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/15/ga-367-the-dichotomies-of-continuous-improvement-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-15T10:00:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/19/going-out-of-our-minds-with-lean-thinking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-19T10:00:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/walk-a-mile-shoes-lean-perspective-taking.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/walk-a-mile-shoes-lean-perspective-taking.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fishbone-diagram-perspective-lean-root-cause.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/26/draft/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-26T10:00:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/videoconference-zoom-fatigue-kaizen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/videoconference-zoom-fatigue-kaizen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/22/ga-368-the-balance-of-tools-and-culture-with-jonathan-jones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-22T10:00:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jonathanjones.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jonathanjones.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/23/break-the-habit-of-breaking-good-habits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-23T10:00:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iStock-1133385963.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/iStock-1133385963.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/15/zero_equals_seven_in_the_kaize/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-23T19:53:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/04/01/is_zero_defects_possible/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-23T19:53:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/29/ga-369-developing-an-internship-program-with-brent-weichers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-04-29T10:00:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/brentweichers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/brentweichers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/03/how-to-save-the-world-using-gantt-charts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-05-03T13:22:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/gantt-chart-project-management-lean.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/gantt-chart-project-management-lean.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/vaccine-typical-timeline-graph-gantt.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/covid-vaccine-timeline-goal-gantt.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/06/ga-370-improving-quality-of-life-with-lean-with-rick-foreman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-05-06T10:00:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rickforeman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rickforeman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/10/lessons-from-twelve-years-in-pursuit-of-zero/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-05-10T10:00:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/airline-safety.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/airline-safety.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/13/ga-371-adopting-a-learning-based-approach-to-lean-with-scott-keenan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-05-13T10:00:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/scottkeenan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/scottkeenan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/14/on-learning-listening-and-wisdom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-05-14T18:06:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/wisdom.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/wisdom.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/20/ga-372-lean-and-mental-health-with-jessica-house/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-05-20T10:00:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/jessicahouse.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/jessicahouse.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/24/roundabout-lessons-on-scaling-lean-solutions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-05-24T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/traffic-roundabout.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/mini-roundabout.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/arc-de-triomphe-roundabout-flow.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/27/ga-373-exploring-agile-kanban-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-05-27T10:00:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ronpereiraak.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ronpereiraak.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/28/it-isnt-about-the-certificate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-05-28T10:34:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/iStock-942721178.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/iStock-942721178.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/31/the-surprisingly-positive-power-of-deception/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-05-31T10:00:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/kid-vegetables.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/kid-vegetables.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/06/03/ga-374-lean-learning-and-karate-with-kieran-dougall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-03T10:00:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/kierandougall-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/kierandougall-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/04/30/ga-001-welcome-to-the-gemba-academy-podcast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-04T21:55:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/heil_pr40pkg.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/17/how-to-solve-hard-problems-with-kaizen-events/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-08T17:23:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/solving-hard-problem-kaizen-event.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/solving-hard-problem-kaizen-event.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/06/10/ga-375-ending-human-suffering-with-process-improvement-with-kyle-kumpf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-10T10:00:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/kylekumpf.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/kylekumpf.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/06/14/respect-for-soft-skills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-14T10:00:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/soft-skills-lean-thinking.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/soft-skills-lean-thinking.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/06/17/ga-376-navigating-visual-management-and-the-obeya-method-with-greg-woods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-17T10:00:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/gregwoods.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/gregwoods.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/05/01/ga-003-learn-what-joyfulness-and-lean-thinking-have-in-common-with-richard-sheridan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-16T23:05:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Richard-Sheridan-Lean-Thinker.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/05/08/ga-004-leveraging-the-toyota-kata-methodology-with-michael-lombard-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-16T23:07:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/05/08/ga-005-value-stream-mapping-how-to-visualize-work-and-align-leadership-for-organizational-transformation-with-karen-martin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-16T23:08:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/05/15/ga-006-exploring-why-so-many-companies-struggle-to-fully-embrace-continuous-improvement-with-bill-waddell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-16T23:12:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Bill-Waddell.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/05/27/ga-007-using-lean-thinking-to-transform-the-healthcare-industry-with-mark-graban-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-16T23:13:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/mark-graban-300x300.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/05/29/creating-a-kaizen-culture-with-jon-miller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-16T23:16:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jonmiller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/jonmiller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/06/05/apply-lean-thinking-at-home-to-improve-your-familys-way-of-life-with-joel-gross/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-16T23:18:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/joelgross.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/06/19/ga-011-the-role-of-employee-ideas-in-continuous-improvement-with-greg-jacobson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-17T18:58:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Greg-150x150-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/06/26/ga-012-fostering-a-culture-of-continuous-improvement-with-mike-thelen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-17T18:59:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/3d36baf.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/07/03/lean-and-six-sigma-in-the-service-industry-with-bryan-glenn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-17T19:01:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-05-glenn.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/07/10/lean-leadership-with-adam-zak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-17T19:04:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/d59dfcc579df0ad8976f71.L._V366808736_SX200_.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/07/17/ga-015-lean-healthcare-in-tanzania-with-mike-grogan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-17T19:05:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/In-Action.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/07/24/ga-016-developing-lean-leaders-with-jamie-flinchbaugh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-17T19:29:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jamie-flinchbaugh-2010-170.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/07/31/ga-017-winning-friends-and-influencing-people-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-17T21:33:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Me-and-Dad.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/08/07/lean-product-and-process-development-with-jim-morgan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-17T21:46:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/GA018_Jim_Morgan.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/GA018_Jim_Morgan.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/08/14/ga-019-leveraging-lean-as-a-business-strategy-with-jean-cunningham/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-17T21:49:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/GA019_Jean_Cunningham.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/GA019_Jean_Cunningham.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/08/21/ga-020-developing-people-through-autonomy-with-steve-kane/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-17T21:54:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/GA020_Steve_Kane-1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/GA020_Steve_Kane-1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/06/21/learning-from-a-blogging-experiment-failure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-21T14:18:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/failed-experiment.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/failed-experiment.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/08/28/ga-021-platos-cave-allegory-its-relevance-for-lean-thinkers-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-21T20:39:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/GA021_Shadows.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/GA021_Shadows.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/09/11/ga-023-lean-roundtable-with-ron-pereira-paul-akers-and-friends/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-21T20:43:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Lean-Roundtable.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Lean-Roundtable.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/09/18/ga-024-lean-and-green-with-keivan-zokaei/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-21T20:47:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Keivan_Zokaei.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Keivan_Zokaei.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/09/25/ga-025-defeating-complexity-by-leveraging-people-with-kevin-meyer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-21T20:48:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GA_25_Kevin.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GA_25_Kevin.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/10/02/ga-026-how-to-conduct-a-gemba-walk-with-michael-bremer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-21T20:50:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MIchael_Bremer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MIchael_Bremer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/10/09/how-our-brains-impact-performance-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-21T20:55:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GA27_Brain_Kaizen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GA27_Brain_Kaizen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/10/16/ga-28-how-toyota-leverages-lean-in-the-front-office-with-jeff-miller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-21T20:57:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Jeff_Miller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Jeff_Miller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/10/23/ga-029-conscious-intentional-behavior-with-greg-glebe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-21T20:58:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Greg_Glebe.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Greg_Glebe.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/10/30/ga-030-teaching-lean-the-toyota-way-with-tracey-and-ernie-richardson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-21T21:00:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Tracey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Tracey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/29/tsurube-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-22T22:15:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/tsurube-system.thumbnail.JPG</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/17/boring-wins-championships/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-22T23:29:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/09/04/ga-022-michael-balle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-22T23:49:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Michael_Balle.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Michael_Balle.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/06/24/ga-377-psychological-safety-and-the-5cs-karyn-ross-and-jessica-house/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-24T10:00:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/karynross.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/karynross.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/11/06/ga-031-applying-lean-within-the-state-of-washington-with-hollie-jensen-and-darrell-damron/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-25T19:38:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Results.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Results.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/11/13/ga-032-exploring-western-toyota-culture-with-david-meier/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-25T19:40:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/david-meier-podcast.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/david-meier-podcast.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/11/20/ga-033-with-jacob-stoller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-25T19:50:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/The-Lean-CEO.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/The-Lean-CEO.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/11/26/ga-034-steve-kane/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-25T20:21:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/steve-kane-kenco.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/steve-kane-kenco.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/12/04/ga-035-with-larry-davis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-25T20:22:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/larry-davis.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/larry-davis.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/12/11/ga-036-the-lean-startup-with-eric-ries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-25T20:25:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/eric-ries.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/eric-ries.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/06/28/the-five-step-to-getting-better-at-anything/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-28T15:09:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/standup-comedy.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/standup-comedy.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/08/08/how-to-stop-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-29T15:41:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/08/12/seven_success_secrets_of_small_teams/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-29T16:59:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Kerala-boat-race.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/11/30/cardinal-virtues-and-leadership-series-justice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-29T17:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/lady-justice.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/02/02/just-do-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-29T17:59:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/02/3-easy-steps-to-becoming-more-effective/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-29T18:10:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/process-flow-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/05/heijunka-in-the-front-office/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-29T18:27:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/heijunka-wheel.thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/05/15/how-to-solve-problems-in-just-five-days/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-29T18:31:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sprint-book.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sprint-book.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/06/17/the_12_herculean_labors_of_lean_leaders_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-06-29T18:38:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/herculean-laborer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/07/01/ga-378-lean-in-construction-with-robert-penney/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-01T10:00:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/robertpenney.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/robertpenney.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/03/17/the-cost-of-searching/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-02T00:41:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/searching.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/06/19/95_cost_reduction_thats_kaikak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-02T01:24:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/07/02/what-problem-are-you-trying-to-solve-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-06T17:56:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/what-problem-are-you-trying-to-solve.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/what-problem-are-you-trying-to-solve.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/01/29/ga-043-making-mistakes-with-mike-grogan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-06T18:14:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mike-grogan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mike-grogan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/02/12/ga-045-respect-for-people-with-past-guests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-06T18:16:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/respect-for-people.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/respect-for-people.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/03/05/ga-048-the-hidden-brain-with-mark-jaben/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-06T18:18:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mark-jaben.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mark-jaben.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/03/12/ga-049-the-green-beret-way-to-lead-with-sam-mcpherson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-06T18:19:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sam-macpherson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sam-macpherson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/03/19/ga-050-six-years-later-our-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-06T18:19:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gemba-academy-journey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gemba-academy-journey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/07/08/ga-379-leading-vs-lagging-indicators-with-tracey-and-ernie-richardson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-08T10:00:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/traceyernie.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/traceyernie.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/07/09/reconstructing-degraded-processes-and-a-yearning-for-darkness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-09T06:53:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/vestrahorn-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/vestrahorn-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/07/12/hypotheses-from-hansei-in-odd-times/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-12T10:00:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/july-2021-hansei.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/july-2021-hansei.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/03/29/corporate_models_of_the_future_with_bonus_ohno_cir/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-12T22:08:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/modern-factory-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/modern-factory-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/07/15/ga-380-the-concept-of-humble-inquiry-with-peter-and-ed-schein/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-15T10:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/schein.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/schein.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/06/07/how-to-think-long-term/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-17T01:52:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/long-term-decisions-toyota-way.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/long-term-decisions-toyota-way.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/keystone.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/07/19/what-is-a-milk-run/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T20:22:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/milk-run-truck.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/milk-run-truck.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/03/26/ga-051-the-lean-transition-with-ashley-bailey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T20:39:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ashleybailey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ashleybailey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/04/09/ga-053-creating-a-successful-lean-enterprise-with-rick-harris/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T20:46:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rickharris.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/rickharris.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/04/16/ga-054-the-five-guiding-principles-with-jonathan-escobar-marin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T20:48:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jonathanescobarmarin1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/jonathanescobarmarin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/04/23/ga-055-being-a-visible-leader-with-philip-holt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T20:48:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/philipholt.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/philipholt.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/04/30/ga-056-intentional-leadership-with-chris-burnham/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T21:04:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/chrisburnham.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/chrisburnham.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/05/07/ga-057-the-lean-race-with-dan-markovitz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T21:20:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/danmarkovitz.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/danmarkovitz.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/05/14/ga-058-fueling-your-lean-journey-with-rick-egelin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T21:22:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/rickegelin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/rickegelin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/05/21/ga-059-lean-beginnings-with-steve-stansbury/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T23:11:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stevestansbury.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/stevestansbury.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/05/28/ga-060-practical-problem-solving-part-one/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-19T23:27:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jonmillerpart1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jonmillerpart1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/11/17/tpm_metrics_financial_impact/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-22T23:59:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/factory-meeting-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2018/04/09/the-three-key-metrics-for-continuous-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T00:32:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/three-keys-girl.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/three-keys-girl.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/07/22/ga-381-the-art-of-coaching-with-kelly-mallery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-23T17:48:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/kellymallery-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/kellymallery-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/07/26/piloting-continuous-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-26T10:00:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/boat-rudder-wheel-pilot.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/boat-rudder-wheel-pilot.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/07/29/ga-382-simplifying-value-stream-mapping-with-steve-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T10:00:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/stevepereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/stevepereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/06/04/ga-061-adventurous-thinking-with-sally-dominguez/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T19:17:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sallydominguez.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sallydominguez.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/06/18/ga-063-practical-problem-solving-part-two-with-jon-miller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T19:22:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/jonmillerpart2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/jonmillerpart2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/06/25/ga-064-leading-in-a-lean-environment-with-kent-bradley/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-29T19:24:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kentbradley.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kentbradley.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/08/06/ga-070-menlo-innovations-with-richard-sheridan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T21:39:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/richardsheridan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/richardsheridan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/07/30/ga-069-lean-farming-with-thomas-riner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T21:41:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/thomasriner.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/thomasriner.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/07/23/ga-068-the-model-line-approach-with-lee-fried-and-kris-box/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T21:44:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/leefriedkrisbox.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/leefriedkrisbox.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/07/16/ga-067-lean-dentistry-with-dr-sami-bahri-dds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T21:45:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/drsamibahri.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/drsamibahri.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/07/09/ga-066-practical-problem-solving-part-three-with-jon-miller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T21:48:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jonmillerpart31.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/jonmillerpart31.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/07/02/ga-065-lean-metrics-with-robert-st-louis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T21:50:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/robertstlouis.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/robertstlouis.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/08/13/ga-071-practicing-lean-with-mark-graban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T21:55:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/markgraban711.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/markgraban711.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/08/20/ga-072-practical-problem-solving-part-six-with-jon-miller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T21:58:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jonmiller61.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/jonmiller61.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/08/27/ga-073-the-zingermans-approach-to-lean-with-tom-root/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T22:01:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tomroot.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tomroot.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/09/03/ga-074-creating-a-culture-of-kaizen-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T22:03:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cultureofkaizen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cultureofkaizen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/09/10/ga-075-the-lean-frontiers-mission-with-jim-huntzinger-and-dwayne-butcher/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T22:04:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/leanfrontiers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/leanfrontiers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/09/17/ga-076-the-courage-to-lead-with-simon-sinek/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T22:08:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/simonsinek.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/simonsinek.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/09/24/ga-077-how-an-engineering-manager-practices-lean-rob-connelly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T22:15:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/robconnelly1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/robconnelly1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/10/01/ga-078-how-flying-relates-to-lean-with-steve-kane/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-30T22:18:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/stevekane.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/stevekane.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/11/05/ga-083-getting-the-board-on-board-with-lean-with-jamie-flinchbaugh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T21:44:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jamieflinchbaugh.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jamieflinchbaugh.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/11/12/ga-084-practical-problem-solving-part-five/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T21:47:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jonmiller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jonmiller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/11/26/ga-086-how-to-challenge-adversity-with-matthew-jeffers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T21:51:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/matthewjeffers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/matthewjeffers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/12/03/ga-087-practical-problem-solving-part-six-with-jon-miller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T21:57:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/jonmiller6.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/jonmiller6.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/12/10/ga-088how-to-grow-and-develop-people-with-robert-ilbrink/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T21:58:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/robertillbrink.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/robertillbrink.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/12/17/ga-089-how-to-improve-your-health-with-lean-with-paul-akers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T21:59:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/paulakers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/paulakers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/10/22/ga-081-wiremolds-lean-journey-with-orry-fiume/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:01:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/orryfiume.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/orryfiume.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/10/29/ga-082-lean-and-human-resources-with-cheryl-jekiel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:03:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cheryljekiel.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cheryljekiel.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/11/19/ga-085-how-to-incorporate-practice-with-mike-wroblewski/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:07:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mikewroblewski.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mikewroblewski.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/12/24/ga-090-how-to-drive-fear-out-of-your-organization-with-dan-markovitz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:09:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/danmarkovitz.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/danmarkovitz.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/12/31/ga-091-how-to-become-a-better-learner-in-2016-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:10:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ron-pereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ron-pereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/01/07/ga-092-how-to-restart-your-lean-transformation-with-zane-ferry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:12:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/zane-ferry.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/zane-ferry.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/01/14/ga-093-how-to-start-a-lean-initiative-with-blake-watermeier/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:13:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blake-watermeier.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blake-watermeier.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/01/21/ga-094-how-to-with-bob-rush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:14:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/bob-rush.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/01/28/ga-095-how-to-practice-lean-from-the-heart-with-karl-wadensten/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:14:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/karl-wadensten.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/karl-wadensten.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/02/04/ga-096-how-to-build-a-lean-community-with-dr-eric-olsen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:17:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/eric-olsen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/eric-olsen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/02/11/ga-097-how-to-apply-lean-to-the-military-with-samuel-selay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:20:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/samuel-selay.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/samuel-selay.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/02/18/ga-098-with-joe-dager/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:30:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/joe-dager.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/joe-dager.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/02/25/ga-099-how-to-motivate-people-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:31:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/woodbridge-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/woodbridge-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/03/03/ga-100-how-to-survive-with-matt-may/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-07-31T22:32:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mattmay-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mattmay-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/08/02/how-to-lead-without-subject-matter-expertise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-02T10:00:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/coach-women-rugby.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/coach-women-rugby.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/08/05/ga-383-giving-and-receiving-feedback-with-glade-holman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-05T10:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/gladeholman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/gladeholman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/08/12/ga-384-parenting-the-lean-way-with-jared-thatcher/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-12T10:00:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/jaredthatcher.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/jaredthatcher.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/08/16/upgrading-our-value-stream-infrastructure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-16T10:00:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/infrastructure.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/infrastructure.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/08/19/ga-385-transcending-the-artifacts-of-lean-with-robert-stone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-19T16:41:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/robertstone.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/robertstone.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/08/23/five-practice-patterns-for-succeeding-as-a-new-manager/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-23T10:00:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/supervisor-skills-lean-management.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/supervisor-skills-lean-management.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ji-card-front.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jr-card-2.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jm-car-both-sides.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/08/27/dont-change-the-culture-change-the-cultural-inputs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-27T10:00:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/iStock-1124997464.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/iStock-1124997464.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/08/26/ga-386-navigating-your-journey-to-success-with-michelle-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-26T10:00:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/michellepereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/michellepereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/08/30/coaching-problem-solvers-at-toyota/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-08-30T10:00:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/art-of-lean-toyta-problem-solving-coaching.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/art-of-lean-toyta-problem-solving-coaching.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sqc-training-levels-toyota.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/toyota-coaching-problem-solving-feedback-form.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/09/02/ga-387-with-rick-foreman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-02T10:00:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/rickforeman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/rickforeman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/09/06/blog-writing-workflow-and-visual-management/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-06T10:00:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blog-writing-workflow.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blog-writing-workflow.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/blog-post-WIP-queue.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/lean-blog-idea-sources-checklist.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/09/10/the-value-of-friction-and-inefficiency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-10T05:48:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/inefficiency.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/inefficiency.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/09/09/ga-388-your-brain-and-a-parachute-with-chandan-dey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-09T10:00:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/chandandey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/chandandey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/31/5-steps-to-data-collection/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-15T14:43:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/statistics.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/09/20/visual-management-of-our-readiness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-20T10:00:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/5s-julia-childs-pegboard.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/5s-toolbox.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/5s-tool-magnet-board-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/5s-tool-shadow-board.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/5s-kaizen-foam-fastcap.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/julia-child-kitchen-2.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/09/23/ga-390-exploring-and-using-vave-with-valorie-hendrix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-23T10:00:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/valoriehendrix.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/valoriehendrix.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/09/27/the-current-state-of-grasping-the-current-condition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-27T10:00:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/problem-definition.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/problem-definition.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/09/30/ga-391-discovering-the-power-of-toyota-kata-with-ron-pereira-friends/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-09-30T10:00:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PowerToyotaKata.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PowerToyotaKata.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/10/01/the-power-of-neutral-thinking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-01T15:15:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-3.28.20-PM-1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-29-at-3.28.20-PM-1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/10/04/continuous-improvement-storyboards/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-04T10:00:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/storyboard.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/storyboard.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/learners-kata-storyboard.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/tpm-activity-shopfloor.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/qc-storyboard.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/09/16/ga-389-people-solve-problems-with-jamie-flinchbaugh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-06T18:06:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/jamieflinchbaugh.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/jamieflinchbaugh.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2020/10/01/ga-339-applying-lean-and-six-sigma-to-human-resources-with-michael-parent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-06T18:08:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/michael-parent.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/michael-parent.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/unnamed.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/10/07/ga-392-using-lean-on-a-horse-farm-with-john-knotts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-07T10:00:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/johnknotts.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/johnknotts.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/10/14/ga-393-lean-storytelling-with-adam-lawrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-14T10:00:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/10/11/how-would-taiichi-ohno-leverage-bezosism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-15T20:06:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/warehouse-boxes-workers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/warehouse-boxes-workers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/10/21/ga-394-practicing-kind-leadership-with-karyn-ross/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-21T10:00:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/karynross.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/karynross.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/0.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/10/25/lessons-in-lean-and-agility-from-united-airlines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-25T10:00:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/planning-is-everything-chess.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/planning-is-everything-chess.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/10/28/ga-395-implementing-tiered-huddles-with-sarah-cook/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-10-28T10:00:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sarahcook.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sarahcook.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/11/01/five-lean-questions-for-rethinking-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-11-01T15:13:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/five-questions.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/five-questions.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/11/04/ga-396-the-barriers-to-developing-a-lean-culture-with-sara-ann-todd/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-11-04T10:00:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/saraanntodd.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/saraanntodd.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/11/05/going-to-gemba-isnt-sufficient/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-11-08T19:47:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/hudl.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/hudl.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/11/11/ga-397-lean-leadership-respect-for-people-and-the-military-with-michael-austin-giles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-11-11T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/austingiles.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/austingiles.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/11/12/thinking-beyond-the-brain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-11-12T20:43:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-1202136545.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/GettyImages-1202136545.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/the_extended_mind.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/11/18/ga-398-lean-storytelling-part-two-with-adam-lawrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-11-18T10:00:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/11/15/whats-lean-all-about/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-11-23T01:48:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/stability.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/stability.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/11/25/ga-399-practicing-lean-accounting-with-mike-de-luca-and-nick-katko/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-11-25T10:00:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/mikenick.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/mikenick.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/11/23/rediscovering-the-taste-of-toast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-11-23T16:35:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/toast-buttered.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/toast-buttered.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/12/02/ga-400-the-gemba-academy-journey-with-ron-pereira-kevin-meyer-and-jon-miller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-12-02T10:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/episode400.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/episode400.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/12/09/ga-401-continuous-improvement-and-the-future-of-industry-4-0-with-juan-gomez/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-12-09T10:00:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/juangomez.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/juangomez.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/12/13/how-to-think-about-breakthrough-objectives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-12-13T10:00:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/breakthrough-improvement.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/breakthrough-improvement.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/12/16/ga-402-leading-from-the-jumpseat-with-peter-docker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-12-16T10:00:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/peterdocker.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/peterdocker.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/12/23/ga-404-moving-the-needle-with-robb-holman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-12-23T10:00:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/RobbHolman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/RobbHolman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/12/30/ga-404-leading-in-a-vuca-environment-with-james-newell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2021-12-30T10:00:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/jamesnewell.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/jamesnewell.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/07/10/words_of_taiichi_ohno_sensei_p/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-01-03T20:38:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/01/05/how-lean-practices-adjust-the-difficulty-level-of-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-01-05T10:00:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/game-level-up.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/game-level-up.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/01/06/ga-405-elevating-constraints-with-max-krug-and-pavel-kuviarzin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-01-06T10:00:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/maxpavel.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/maxpavel.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/01/07/crafting-your-continuous-improvement-strategy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-01-10T03:58:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-07-at-8.35.21-AM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Screen-Shot-2022-01-07-at-8.35.21-AM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/01/13/ga-406-reflecting-on-2021-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-01-13T10:00:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/01/14/continuously-lubricating-processes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-01-14T06:19:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GettyImages-647228254.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GettyImages-647228254.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/01/20/ga-407-choosing-an-approach-to-lean-and-six-sigma-with-john-knotts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-01-20T10:00:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/johnknotts.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/johnknotts.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/01/24/from-lean-workplaces-to-empowered-work-spaces/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-01-24T10:00:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/home-field-advantage-lean-office.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/home-field-advantage-lean-office.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/01/27/ga-408-lean-and-life-coaches-with-sarah-tilkens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-01-27T10:00:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sarahtilkens.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sarahtilkens.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/01/31/leader-standard-work-for-time-and-contingency-planning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-01-31T10:00:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/time-management-unicycle.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/time-management-unicycle.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/02/03/ga-409-continuous-improvement-at-douglas-dynamics-with-shannan-vlieger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-02-03T10:00:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/shannanvlieger.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/shannanvlieger.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/01/28/building-a-culture-of-continuous-improvement-part-two/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-02-04T14:47:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GettyImages-165954847.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/GettyImages-165954847.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/02/04/the-continuous-improvement-culture-model/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-02-04T14:49:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CI-Model-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/CI-Model-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/02/07/towards-a-practice-pattern-for-gratitude/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-02-07T10:00:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cornucopia.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cornucopia.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/02/10/ga-410-are-you-winning-or-losing-with-max-krug-and-pavel-kuviarzin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-02-10T10:00:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/maxpavel2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/maxpavel2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/07/30/the_5w1h_of_5_why/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-02-10T22:19:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/GettyImages-1338367905-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/02/11/leverage-the-power-of-safety-to-drive-cultural-transformation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-02-11T17:22:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/safety-meeting.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/safety-meeting.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/02/14/formalism-for-forms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-02-14T18:59:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lean-journey-stepping-stones.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lean-journey-stepping-stones.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/spaghetti-diagram.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/graph.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/process-capacity-table.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/inventory-map.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/future-vsm.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/02/17/ga-411-practicing-lean-in-high-school-with-david-tuttle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-02-17T10:00:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/davidtuttle.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/davidtuttle.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/02/24/ga-412-lean-and-design-with-andy-switky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-02-24T10:00:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/andyswitky.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/andyswitky.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/02/28/d-using-artifacts-to-make-our-thinking-visible/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-02-28T10:00:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/artifact-project-website-design.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/artifact-project-website-design.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/02/25/continuous-improvement-development-for-leadership-and-professionals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-01T15:33:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1218511301.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/GettyImages-1218511301.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Change-Continuum.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/03/18/developing-leadership-through-tours/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-18T10:00:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-868288392-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-868288392-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/03/03/ga-413-understanding-the-constraint-with-hezi-korn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-03T10:09:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/hezikorn.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/hezikorn.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/03/04/5-ways-to-be-more-grateful-and-why-lean-thinkers-should-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-04T13:28:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Gratefulness-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Gratefulness-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/03/07/top-8-reasons-teams-abandon-their-visuals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-07T10:00:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/abandoned-sign.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/abandoned-sign.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/03/10/ga-414-the-characteristics-of-a-good-leader-with-richard-sheridan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-10T16:20:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/richsheridan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/richsheridan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/03/17/ga-415-reacting-vs-responding-with-sumit-gupta/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-17T10:00:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sumitgupta.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/sumitgupta.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/03/22/why-lean-programs-dont-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-22T10:00:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wellness-stretch.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wellness-stretch.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/03/24/ga-416-jeld-wens-lean-journey-with-gregg-miner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-24T10:00:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/greggminer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/greggminer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/03/31/ga-417-steel-toes-and-stilettos-with-kathy-miller-and-shannon-karels/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-03-31T10:00:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/kathyshannon.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/kathyshannon.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/04/01/have-faith-trust-the-process/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-04-01T21:06:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TRUST-THE-PROCESS-ILST.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/TRUST-THE-PROCESS-ILST.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/04/14/ga-419-lean-in-venture-capital-with-bryan-bauw/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-04-14T10:00:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bryanbauw.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bryanbauw.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/04/21/ga-420-the-benefits-of-gratitude-with-rick-foreman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-04-21T10:00:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rickforeman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rickforeman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/04/07/ga-418-value-stream-management-in-software-delivery-with-lance-knight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-04-07T10:00:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/LanceKnight.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/LanceKnight.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/01/21/review_of_work_the_system_by_sam_carpenter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-04-07T23:51:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/work-the-system-sam-carpenter.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/04/28/ga-421-what-employees-want-with-dan-johnston/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-04-28T10:00:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/danjohnston.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/danjohnston.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/04/22/731822/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-04-22T10:00:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Wave.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Wave.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/WhyWhatHow.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/05/05/ga-422-getting-lean-buy-in-with-adam-marsland/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-05T10:00:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/adammarsland.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/adammarsland.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/05/12/ga-423-lean-and-human-centered-design-with-michael-parent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-12T10:00:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/michaelparent.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/michaelparent.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/05/20/why-traditional-measurement-approaches-do-not-change-a-culture/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-20T10:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1124997464-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1124997464-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/KPI-vs-Metric.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Performance-Measure.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/05/19/ga-424-when-things-go-wrong-the-spirit-of-kaizen-with-adam-lawrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-19T10:00:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/05/26/ga-425-lean-and-racing-with-beau-briggs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-26T10:00:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/beaubriggs.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/beaubriggs.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/05/27/speed-will-come/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-05-27T10:00:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-96421434.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/GettyImages-96421434.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/06/02/ga-426-deciding-when-to-use-technology-with-lauren-hisey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-02T10:00:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/laurenhisey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/laurenhisey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/06/17/three-most-important-metrics-in-a-continuous-improvement-culture/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-17T10:00:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-687919992-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-687919992-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/06/16/ga-428-the-power-of-discovery-with-colin-baird/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-16T10:00:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/colinbaird.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/colinbaird.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/04/15/engaging-partners-and-suppliers-on-your-ci-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-23T05:20:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1343917977-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/GettyImages-1343917977-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Venn.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/06/09/ga-427-the-hierarchy-of-action-with-ryan-mccall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-27T18:28:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ryanmccall.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ryanmccall.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/02/11/why-lean-six-sigma-programs-fail-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-06-27T19:24:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/07/15/the-four-types-of-measures-and-why-each-is-important/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-07-15T10:00:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-820889114-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-820889114-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/08/04/ga-435-golf-coaching-and-intentional-leadership-with-wendy-posillico/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-08T17:20:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/wendyposillico.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/wendyposillico.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/07/28/ga-434-all-about-tpm-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-08T17:20:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/07/21/ga-433-being-a-scientific-leader-with-calvin-williams/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-08T17:25:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/calvinwilliams.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/calvinwilliams.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/07/14/ga-432-lean-versus-lean-with-martina-kuhlmeyer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-08T17:25:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/martinakuhlmeyer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/martinakuhlmeyer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/07/07/ga-431-implementing-a-quality-management-system-with-dereck-williams/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-08T17:26:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dereckwilliams.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/dereckwilliams.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/06/30/ga-430-the-importance-of-empathetic-leadership-with-bhavana-bartholf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-08T17:27:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/bhavanabartholf.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/bhavanabartholf.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/06/23/ga-429-driving-excellence-and-creating-value-with-michael-lamach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-08T17:27:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/michaellamach.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/michaellamach.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/08/11/ga-436-work-design-and-intrinsic-motivation-with-thomas-bertels/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-11T10:00:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/thomasbertels.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/thomasbertels.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/08/18/ga-437-virtual-training-with-steve-kane/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-18T10:00:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/stevekane.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/stevekane.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/08/25/ga-438-the-importance-of-understanding-people-with-brent-weichers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-08-25T10:00:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brentweichers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/brentweichers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/09/01/ga-439-collecting-and-interpreting-data-with-john-knotts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-01T10:00:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/johnknotts-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/johnknotts-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/09/16/how-the-project-charter-evolves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-16T10:00:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-1331285518-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-1331285518-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/09/08/ga-440-engagement-education-and-recognition-with-tom-hughes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-12T19:46:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/tomhughes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/tomhughes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/09/15/ga-441-strategic-visioning-with-deondra-wardelle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-15T10:00:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/deondrawardelle.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/deondrawardelle.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/07/17/new_video_training_for_the_7_qc_quality_control_to/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-19T17:50:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/fishbone-diagram-7-qc-tool.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Screen-Shot-2017-05-29-at-10.45.30-AM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/09/22/ga-442-getting-decisions-that-stick-with-kurt-neubek/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T10:00:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/kurtneubek.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/kurtneubek.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/08/15/standard-work-for-dairy-farmers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T18:07:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-dairy-farmer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-dairy-farmer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/06/23/george_and_the_amazing_one-piece_flow_meal_truck/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T18:13:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/food-truck-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/food-truck-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/11/12/leadership-lessons-from-the-cheesecake-factory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T18:20:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/cheesecake-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/06/27/so-you-think-you-need-an-a3-template/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T18:54:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A3-template-from-Toyota.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/06/17/safety-in-numbers-what-message-are-we-sending/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T19:38:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/hardhat-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Safety-cross.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jamie-2_pp.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/08/14/owning-numerical-ignorance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T19:47:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/gas.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/gas.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/08/07/fun-with-measurement-systems-analysis-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T20:39:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Gage-RR-Variation.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Gage-RR-Variation.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Discrimination-GRR.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/04/27/lean_strategies_for_workforce_development_in_manuf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T22:32:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/modern-factory-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/09/07/applying-3p-to-healthcare-beyond/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T23:10:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/two-doctors-in-hallway-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mike1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/01/08/how-applesauce-saves-a-hospital-30000-per-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T23:20:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_4770.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_4770.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/11/08/where_does_lean_apply_in_hospi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-22T23:30:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/hospital-exterior-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/09/28/free-takt-time-video-and-calculator/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T16:09:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/hourglass-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2018/07/02/deeply-understanding-improvement-with-edgar-schein-john-shook/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T16:21:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Schein-and-Shook.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Schein-and-Shook.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/03/17/improving_healthcare_delivery_by_studying_toyota/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T17:52:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/toyota-4runner-offroad-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/02/04/applying_flow_to_healthcare/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T18:15:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/02/hospital-staff-in-scrubs-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2020/02/14/leverage-learning-environments-to-create-customer-value/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T18:25:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/iStock-486032950.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/30/is_it_the_key_to_improving_healthcare_quality_and/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T18:36:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/doctor-on-smartphone-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/01/24/should-we-push-or-pull-in-schools/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T19:44:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/pull-here-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/child-pulling-on-a-rope.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/10/21/top_10_lean_education_mistakes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T20:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/adult-school-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2019/08/12/why-cant-we-see-the-financial-impact-of-continuous-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T20:14:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/financial-results-charts.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/11/29/continuous-improvement-of-learning-and-development/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T20:21:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/business-training-classroom.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/business-training-classroom.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/05/26/lean-outside-of-manufacturing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-23T22:13:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/GR-Fire-Engine.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MDI-Hallway-.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MDI-Budget.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/MDI-with-crews-and-state-fire-chief-association.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/01/04/virtual_facory_tours_on_youtube/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-26T17:27:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/youtube-icon-mobile-phone-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/07/24/a-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-26T20:28:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bike-sharing-seattle-e1500785390502.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bike-sharing-seattle-e1500785390502.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/09/30/lean-chess-and-techno-solutionism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-30T06:25:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/chess-1284566657-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/chess-1284566657-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/09/29/how_to_use_5s_to_manage_kaizen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-09-29T23:53:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/5S-kaizen-binder-tape-line.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/05/28/8-dimensions-of-quality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-04T17:10:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/iStock-1152775457.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/iStock-1152775457.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/08/19/root-cause-to-solution-identification-simplified/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-04T17:51:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/GettyImages-1309248322.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Divergent-Convergent.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/TheApproach.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/02/24/lets-create-a-current-state-value-stream-map/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-04T23:06:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Value_Stream_Mapping.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cs1.JPG</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cs2.JPG</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cs3.JPG</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cs4.JPG</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/cs5.JPG</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/09/29/ga-443-telling-stories-and-making-meaning-with-jamie-dixon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-05T18:48:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/jamiedixon.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/jamiedixon.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/10/06/ga-444-navigating-volatility-with-patrick-dippel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-06T10:00:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/patrickdippel.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/patrickdippel.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/01/31/improving-point-of-use-lid-storage-at-starbucks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-11T19:00:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/espresso-dispenser-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMAG1456.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/09/23/a-simple-plan-for-starting-your-lean-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-11T21:47:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-200117835-003.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/GettyImages-200117835-003.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/08/06/wrong_on_so_many_levels/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-12T19:42:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/anti-jumping-net.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/WSJ-photo-of-anti-jumping-nets.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/10/13/ga-445-ventura-countys-lean-journey-with-paul-stamper/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-13T10:00:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/paulstamper.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/paulstamper.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/10/20/ga-446-from-here-to-there-in-leadership-with-alex-judd/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-20T10:00:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/alexjudd.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/alexjudd.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/10/21/making-big-problems-into-little-problems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-21T10:00:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1395346657.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1395346657.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/10/24/the-good-karma-of-lean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-24T06:04:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/karma_dominos.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/karma_dominos.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/karma_laws.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/10/27/ga-447-reality-fights-back-with-trond-undheim/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-10-27T10:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/trondundheim.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/trondundheim.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/11/03/ga-448-planning-an-ame-conference-with-gregory-macdougall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-03T10:00:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/gregorymacdougall.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/gregorymacdougall.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/11/10/ga-449-firefighting-docility-and-the-top-down-approach-to-lean-with-mike-thelen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-10T10:00:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/mikethelen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/mikethelen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/11/18/going-to-the-electronic-gemba/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-18T10:00:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1204032242-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/GettyImages-1204032242-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/11/17/ga-450-governing-the-standard-with-billy-taylor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-17T10:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/billytaylor.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/billytaylor.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/11/22/rip-steve-player-budget-destroyer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-22T19:03:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/budget-GettyImages-1184617520.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/budget-GettyImages-1184617520.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/11/24/ga-451-good-and-evil-in-kata-with-scott-laundry-and-marc-bicknell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-11-24T10:00:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/scottmarc.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/scottmarc.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/12/01/ga-452-the-power-of-transactional-lean-with-jen-bordon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-01T10:00:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/jenborden.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/jenborden.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/03/19/101_kaizen_templates_workplace_5s_audit_sheet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-01T22:53:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/5S-audit-sheet.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/12/08/ga-453-navigating-the-struggle-of-learning-with-katie-anderson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-08T10:00:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/katieanderson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/katieanderson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/12/15/ga-454-practicing-lean-in-a-pandemic-with-sabrina-mccorvey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-15T10:00:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sabrinamccorvey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sabrinamccorvey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/12/16/quick-way-to-time-a-process/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-16T10:00:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1277004651-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/GettyImages-1277004651-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Timing01.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Timing02.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/12/22/ga-455-the-intersection-of-lean-and-sustainability-with-julia-goldstein/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-22T10:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/juliagoldstein.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/juliagoldstein.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/12/29/ga-456-this-is-water-by-david-foster-wallace-with-alex-judd/</loc>
		<lastmod>2022-12-29T10:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/alexjudd2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/alexjudd2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/01/05/ga-457-leading-with-care-with-bob-dekoch-and-phil-clampitt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-01-05T10:00:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/philbob.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/philbob.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/01/20/measuring-the-pig-in-the-python/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-01-20T10:00:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-649939772.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-649939772.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/01/12/ga-458-exploring-risk-analysis-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-01-12T10:00:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ronpereira-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ronpereira-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/01/26/ga-460-newsletter-wisdom-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-01-26T10:00:58+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ronpereira-2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ronpereira-2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/01/31/building-habits-to-support-lean-initiatives-a-guide-for-business-leaders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-01-31T15:55:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1370185658.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/GettyImages-1370185658.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/02/02/ga-461-scientific-thinking-and-confidence-with-sam-morgan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-02T10:00:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sammorgan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sammorgan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/03/21/5s_your_desk_and_other_tips_fo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-03T23:06:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/messy-desk-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/11/21/what_is_a_kamishibai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-07T18:24:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/kamishibai-NFI-gemba.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/kamishibai-NFI-gemba.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/kamishibai-board.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/kamishibai-process-confirmation.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/kamishibai-kaas-gemba-walk.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/02/09/ga-462-fort-collins-lean-journey-with-roland-guerrero/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-09T10:00:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/rolandguerrero.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/rolandguerrero.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/07/01/free-7-quality-control-tools-overview-online-training-video/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-10T18:54:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/7qc-new.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/02/15/lean_leadership_lessons_from_costco_wholesale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-10T19:38:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/costco-building-exterior-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/costco-mission-statement-slide.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/02/16/ga-463-academics-vs-application-with-phil-ranck/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-16T10:00:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/philranck.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/philranck.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/02/17/conducting-engaging-virtual-meetings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-17T10:00:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1363105039-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1363105039-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/01/11/putting-things-on-top-of-other-things/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-21T17:54:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Monty-Python-Royal-Society.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/01/29/the_correct_sequence_for_doing_5s_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-22T23:54:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/5s-words-blog.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/09/27/top_10_success_factors_for_5s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-23T00:16:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/factory-workers-fist-bump-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/02/23/ga-464-starting-with-a-process-with-andrew-piland/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-23T10:00:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/andrewpiland.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/andrewpiland.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/09/10/i-am-therefore-i-think/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-24T16:25:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/the-thinker-small-statue-wood-background-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/10/12/one_piece_flow_standard_wip/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-27T00:33:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/10/nighttime-traffic-lights-highway-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/02/27/the-six-types-of-working-genius-what-makes-for-a-great-team-marriage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-27T19:00:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/widgets-working-genius.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/widgets-working-genius.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/01/12/five_change_management_errors_that_make_you_wish_y/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-02-27T19:12:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/changes-ahead.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/stakeholder-map-monsters.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/lean-principles-not-lean-tools.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/nodding-no-man.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/personal-change-curve.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/umble-pie.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/12/28/selecting_a_management_and_imp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-01T00:27:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/03/02/ga-465-what-a-unicorn-knows-with-matt-may-and-pablo-dominguez/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-02T10:00:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mattpablo.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mattpablo.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/01/19/ga-459-dealing-with-cave-people-with-adam-lawrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-08T05:44:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/03/09/ga-466-problem-statements-ideation-and-coaching-with-jamie-flinchbaugh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-09T10:00:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jamieflinchbaugh.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/jamieflinchbaugh.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/07/15/dont-let-the-perfect-get-in-the-way-of-the-good/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-09T23:10:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/dart-board-hits-and-misses-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/02/22/tbp_toyota_business_practice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-11T01:07:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/tbp.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/tbp-a3.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ps-funnel.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/01/14/what_is_jidoka_test_drive_a_mi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-12T01:00:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/01/toyota-steering-wheel-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/03/17/finding-process-improvement-opportunities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-17T10:00:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-484054342-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-484054342-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/03/16/ga-467-what-makes-a-brilliant-process-with-andy-reith/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-16T10:00:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/andyreith.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/andyreith.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/10/making_sense_of_taktflowpull/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-20T23:33:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/07/envelope-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2003/11/18/pockets_of_improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-22T17:20:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/11/warehouse-workers-moving-pallets-quickly.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/03/24/are-you-ready-for-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-24T10:00:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-696063644-e1679506943943.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/GettyImages-696063644-e1679506943943.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/04/21/5s-and-spring-cleaning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-21T10:00:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1368915619-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1368915619-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2003/12/09/the_lean_factory_is_not_an_orc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-22T18:13:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/orchestra.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2003/12/11/attacking_waste_in_knowledge_w/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-22T19:21:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/waste-bin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/03/23/ga-468-lean-made-simple-with-ryan-tierney/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-23T10:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ryantierney.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ryantierney.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2003/12/22/be_careful_what_you_measure_yo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-23T17:00:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/12/scott-graham-OQMZwNd3ThU-unsplash-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2003/12/26/focus_on_flow_streamlines_5s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-23T18:41:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/12/daniel-eledut-Ypg01IW0TRg-unsplash-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/01/10/lean_practitioners_beware_you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-23T20:03:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/01/productivity-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/10/kaizen_is_for_everyone_everyda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-23T20:58:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/07/ideas-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/12/kaizen_is_like_climbing_a_moun/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-29T21:19:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/07/sylvain-mauroux-BN3pSWB95jw-unsplash-1-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/13/kaizen_events_build_buyin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-29T22:10:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/GettyImages-1363105039-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/15/quality_law_enforcement_detect/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-29T23:13:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/07/tingey-injury-law-firm-veNb0DDegzE-unsplash-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/03/30/ga-469-improving-lives-with-lean-with-steve-bell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-03-30T10:00:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/stevebell.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/stevebell.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/19/questions_from_the_field_1_lea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-03T20:28:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/AdobeStock_60004752.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/21/questions_from_the_field_3_lea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-03T20:29:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/improvement-curve.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/20/questions_from_the_field_2_lea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-03T21:31:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/07/campaign-creators-8F4EX4Nw1yY-unsplash-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/26/lean_customer_service/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-03T21:35:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/07/krakenimages-376KN_ISplE-unsplash-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/27/sustaining_results_in_the_lean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-03T22:11:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/07/austin-distel-mpN7xjKQ_Ns-unsplash-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/07/16/value_added_percentage_question/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-04T19:23:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/va-pct-300.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/28/lean_fundamental_do_todays_wor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-04T20:34:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/lean-six-sigma-learning.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/07/30/throughput_bottlenecks_and_cap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-04T21:48:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/trust-the-process.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/08/19/create-a-learning-path/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-05T20:45:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Path-Image.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/04/06/ga-470-identifying-and-using-your-natural-gifts-with-bobby-jackson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-06T10:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bobbyjackson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bobbyjackson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/04/11/let%e2%80%99s-dance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-11T15:38:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/angels1-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/jiggy1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/04/13/ga-471-setting-and-measuring-kpis-with-vince-sassano/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-13T10:00:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/vincesassano.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/vincesassano.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/08/03/extreme_programming_the_lean_o/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-14T16:51:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/08/markus-spiske-cvBBO4PzWPg-unsplash-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/08/19/takt_time_for_executives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-14T17:35:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/08/eka-rihandy-7BFCpEL8n6A-unsplash-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/09/06/lean_and_green/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-14T18:19:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/09/iStock-1022892932.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/09/09/product_development_performanc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-17T17:35:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/09/simon-kadula-8gr6bObQLOI-automatedfactory-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/12/01/tps_is_the_thinking_people_sys/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-17T18:21:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/12/campaign-creators-e6n7uoEnYbA-employees-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/04/06/the_secret_of_tps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-17T21:39:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/christina-telep-Toyotalogo-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/09/18/making_standard_work_stick/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-18T18:03:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2003/11/warehouse-workers-moving-pallets-quickly.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/09/23/flow_counterclockwise_for_a_go/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-18T19:00:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/09/left-turn-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/02/04/kaizen_skills_of_an_operations_leader/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-18T20:34:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/team-ops-kaizen.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/08/20/why_organizational_culture_is_a_monster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-18T21:17:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/kvalifik-5Q07sS54D0Q-ideas-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/10/27/its_so_good_because_its_so_mutual/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-19T17:28:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/mutual-respect-in-the-workplace.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/04/20/ga-472-balancing-the-two-pillars-of-lean-with-bonnie-davis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-20T15:57:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bonniedavis.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bonniedavis.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/08/31/one_point_lesson_operational_a/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-21T16:55:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/close-up-of-metal-gears-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/10/10/ambiguous_visual_controls_caution_possible_scaldin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-24T18:17:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/caution-tape-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ambiguous-visual-controls-shower-1-rotated.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ambiguous-visual-controls-caution.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ambiguous-visual-controls-shower-2-rotated.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/01/25/toyota-kata-crossword-puzzle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-24T18:38:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/toyota-kata-crossword-puzzle.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/toyota-kata-crossword-puzzle.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/toyota-kata-crossword-puzzle-answers.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/03/08/the_three_rules_for_rules/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-24T19:24:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/number-three-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/09/16/the-making-of-the-2010-world-cup-soccer-ball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-24T21:45:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/soccer-balls-on-green-grass-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/12/17/lean_enterprise_rules_of_three/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-25T18:50:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/three-types-of-standard-work.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/06/22/agile_kanban_journal_kaizens_on_day_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-25T20:26:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/kanban-board-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/agile-kanban-kaizen-day-1.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/agile-kanban-kaizen-day-1-zoom.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/10/01/the_best_kaizen_is_still_better_kaizen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-25T21:48:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/stop-sign-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/11/13/kaizen_of_the_month_at_gemba_n/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-26T18:05:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/kaizen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/exp1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/exp2.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/exp3.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/exp4.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/exp6.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/exp5.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/04/27/ga-473-setting-and-achieving-strategic-goals-with-calvin-williams/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-27T10:00:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/calvinwilliams.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/calvinwilliams.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/04/28/eight-tips-for-managing-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-28T10:00:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1460216042.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1460216042.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/05/26/how-context-switching-affects-problem-solving/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-26T10:00:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1383485392-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1383485392-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/02/26/taiichi_ohnos_three_lessons_for_the_new_toyota_pre/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-28T23:12:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/automotive-factory-assembly-line.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/making-what-we-will-not-sell-e1682628575266.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/08/02/when_did_toyota_get_to_be_a_co/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-01T18:43:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/toyota_logo_2005.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/08/29/the_toyota_production_system_is_practice_not_theor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-01T20:39:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/practice-over-theory.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/08/18/is_the_theory_of_constraints_a/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-01T21:52:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/science-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/10/13/words_of_taiichi_ohno_sensei_kaizen_by_inspiration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-01T22:37:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/popcorn-kaizen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/03/13/taiichi-ohno-interview-video-footage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-02T19:33:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Taiichi-Ohno-video-YouTube.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/03/16/gemba_keiei_chapter_15_just_in/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-02T21:00:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/time-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/03/05/kanban-overview-video/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-02T21:26:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Gemba-Logo-Tagline-Clear.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/01/09/lean_leader_arrives_at_the_top_of_china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-02T22:26:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/red-tape.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/09/24/kaizen_start_with_production_o/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-03T19:00:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/11/23/batch_of_reader_questions_answered/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-03T20:33:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Gemba-Logo-Tagline-Clear.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/04/01/yet_more_musings_on_muda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-04T18:16:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/doctors-and-nurses-collaborating.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/05/04/ga-474-integrating-coaching-and-lean-with-sarah-tilkens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-04T19:48:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sarahtilkens-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/sarahtilkens-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/03/09/quick_changeover_and_smed_for/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-08T21:33:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/meeting-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/05/11/ga-475-helping-humans-be-heroes-with-christopher-hodges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-11T10:00:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/christopherhodges.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/christopherhodges.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/11/22/water_spider_whats_in_a_name/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-16T16:23:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/female-material-mover-with-rolling-cart-in-warehouse-cropped-1080.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/05/13/8_ways_to_get_total_involvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-16T20:28:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/12/campaign-creators-e6n7uoEnYbA-employees-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/10/the_top_10_suggestion_system_stumbles_and_how_to_a/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-16T21:24:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/suggestion-box.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/05/19/maximizing-efficiency-with-warehouse-control/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-19T10:00:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1398801400-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/GettyImages-1398801400-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/05/18/ga-476-why-lean-accounting-matters-with-nick-katko/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-18T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/nickkatko.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/nickkatko.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/02/08/how_to_calculate_standard_work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-18T17:44:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/check-performed.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/11/02/streamlining_eye_surgery_innov/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-18T19:34:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/surgery-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/12/09/toyotas_suggestion_system_56_years_and_still_going/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-18T19:38:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/toyota-logo-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/04/06/reflections_on_standard_work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-18T20:56:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/employees-working-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2004/10/19/the_toyota_job_description_fol/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-18T22:03:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/10/krakenimages-376KN_ISplE-unsplash-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/03/30/tps_from_the_horses_mouth_view/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-18T22:06:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2004/01/toyota-steering-wheel-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/11/08/top_10_problems_with_problem_statements/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-24T17:54:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/05/25/ga-477-building-a-diverse-continuous-improvement-community-with-sam-morgan-and-andres-alamillo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-05-26T06:33:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/samandres.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/samandres.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/06/01/ga-478-discovering-your-purpose-with-john-knotts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-01T10:00:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/johnknotts.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/johnknotts.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/06/08/ga-479-continuous-improvement-and-rpa-with-jacob-bonde-larsen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-08T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/jacobbondelarsen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/jacobbondelarsen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/06/15/ga-480-learning-from-our-mistakes-with-mark-graban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-15T10:00:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/markgraban.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/markgraban.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/06/16/the-power-of-creativity-in-process-improvement-projects/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-16T10:00:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-156485463-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GettyImages-156485463-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/09/19/snowflakes_structural_collapse_and_the_simplificat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-16T19:01:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/snowflake-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/08/17/why_should_i_mark_my_cupboards/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-16T20:15:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/office-5S-drawer-marking.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/08/12/5s_guidelines_for_the_office/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-20T16:47:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/5S.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/office-5s-motion-searching.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/01/22/consumption_rate_replenishment_time_swip_and_why/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-20T18:17:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/glacier-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/01/01/leaning_into_2012/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-20T19:09:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/arrow-change-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/09/15/with_new_technology_where_should_we_go/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-20T21:15:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/robot-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/04/13/a_lean_enterprise_transformation_is_like_a_maratho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-21T17:10:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/marathon-runner-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/marathon-202.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/marathon-203.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/01/26/kaizen_of_the_month_at_gemba_d_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-21T19:37:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/blocks.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2019/08/05/the-lean-approach-to-strategy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-21T19:38:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/strategic-vision.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/strategic-vision.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/06/22/ga-481-motivation-and-respect-for-people-with-george-saiz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-22T10:00:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/georgesaiz.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/georgesaiz.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/11/29/how_to_build_the_road_warriors_stand_up_desk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-22T15:36:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/lean-office-road-warrior-desk-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/10/08/part_2_of_qa_with_mark_graban_author_of_lean_hospi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-22T16:46:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/doctors-and-nurses-collaborating.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/04/05/free-5s-overview-module/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-22T17:13:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/06/29/ga-482-the-true-value-of-opex-assessments-with-brent-weichers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-29T10:00:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/brentweichers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/brentweichers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/09/08/what_is_flexibility_for_lean_m/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-06-29T18:59:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/wesley-tingey-57wo9F-r2-A-flexibility-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/01/16/process-mapping-lean-or-six-sigma-tool/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-03T22:08:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/iStock-1160875876.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/07/06/ga-483-human-leadership-with-dr-jennifer-nash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-06T10:00:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/jennifernash.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/jennifernash.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/07/13/ga-484-the-importance-of-communication-with-boris-kajos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-13T10:00:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BorisKajos.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BorisKajos.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/07/21/conducting-a-manual-process-assessment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-21T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-1456844336-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GettyImages-1456844336-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/07/20/ga-485-lean-change-and-reflexivity-with-bruno-pesec/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-20T10:00:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/brunopesec.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/brunopesec.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/09/03/how-to-build-a-culture-of-continuous-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-20T16:12:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/iStock-116947013.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/10/22/245980/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-20T16:14:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/GettyImages-1272326797-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/07/27/ga-486-creating-a-well-loved-workplace-with-lou-carter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-27T10:00:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/loucarter.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/loucarter.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2019/10/04/how-to-run-your-own-lean-simulation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-07-31T22:56:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Lean-Simulation-at-Kaas-Tailored.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/08/03/ga-487-picture-yourself-a-leader-with-elisabeth-swan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-03T10:00:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/elisabethswan-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/elisabethswan-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/08/10/ga-488-learning-to-manage-people-with-summer-davies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-10T10:00:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/summerdavies.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/summerdavies.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/08/18/implementing-5s-in-your-company/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-18T10:00:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1144571711-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GettyImages-1144571711-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/08/17/ga-489-understanding-the-way-we-think-with-gerald-j-leonard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-17T10:00:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GeraldLeonard.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/GeraldLeonard.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/08/21/aerofits-factory-improvement-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-17T20:34:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/aerofit-fittings.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/FIT1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/09/13/energy_savings_kaizen_switch_on_to_use/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-22T22:59:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/hands-holding-puzzle-pieces-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/hotel-fridge-green-kaizen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/energy-savings-kaizen-refrigerator.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/01/22/japan_kaikaku_experience_field/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-22T23:36:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/variables-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/11/05/kaizen_vs_kaikaku/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-23T17:06:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/iStock-1164963775.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/iStock-1164963775.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/02/26/heard_on_the_gemba_we_are_great_at_problem_solvers_but/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-23T20:50:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/arrow-blocks-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/great-problem-solvers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/08/24/ga-490-whats-broken-about-work-with-david-henkin-and-thomas-bertels/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-24T15:16:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/thomasdavid.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/08/31/ga-491-what-leads-to-high-morale-with-kerrie-jordan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-31T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/kerriejordan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/kerriejordan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/09/07/ga-492-better-metrics-for-better-management-with-mark-graban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-09-07T10:00:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MarkGraban.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MarkGraban.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/09/14/ga-493-dealing-with-fear-with-john-knotts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-09-14T10:00:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/johnknotts.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/johnknotts.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/09/22/are-you-seeing-green/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-09-22T10:00:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-578554630-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-578554630-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/09/21/ga-494-twi-and-the-training-timetable-with-brandon-brown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-09-21T10:00:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/brandonbrown.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/brandonbrown.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/09/22/completing-a-kaizen-event-is-the-beginning-not-the-end-of-an-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-09-22T12:46:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1059661834.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/GettyImages-1059661834.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/09/28/ga-495-finding-and-retaining-the-right-talent-with-kerry-l-bass/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-09-29T18:38:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kerrybass.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kerrybass.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/10/05/ga-496-how-to-handle-employee-suggestions-with-kyle-brady/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-10-05T10:00:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KyleBrady.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KyleBrady.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/10/20/harnessing-ai-large-language-models-for-process-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-10-20T10:00:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1272712388-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1272712388-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/10/12/ga-497-navigating-generational-diversity-with-james-newell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-10-12T10:00:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jamesnewell.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jamesnewell.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/10/19/ga-499-the-power-of-improving-less-with-chad-bareither/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-10-19T10:00:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/chadbareither.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/chadbareither.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/10/26/ga-499-ot-cybersecurity-in-manufacturing-with-jeff-reinke/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-10-26T10:00:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jeffreinke.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jeffreinke.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/10/27/improving-coaching-skills-in-the-workplace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-10-27T10:00:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1470588651.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/GettyImages-1470588651.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/11/02/ga-500-celebrating-500-episodes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-02T10:00:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/500.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/500.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/11/24/harmonizing-organizational-excellence-a-fusion-of-agile-deming-and-toyota-principles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-24T10:00:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-171053447.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-171053447.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/11/09/ga-501-reducing-chaos-with-brandon-brown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-09T10:00:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/brandonbrown.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/brandonbrown.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/11/17/is-process-improvement-certification-right-for-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-17T10:00:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1740763252-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1740763252-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/11/16/ga-502-the-importance-of-productivity-with-john-abplanalp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-16T10:00:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/johna.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/johna.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/11/23/ga-503-balancing-intrinsic-and-extrinsic-motivation-with-brent-weichers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-23T10:00:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/brentweichers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/brentweichers.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/11/30/ga-504-gemba-academys-2023-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-11-30T10:00:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/12/07/ga-505-values-vs-principles-with-steve-kane/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-07T10:00:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/stevekane-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/stevekane-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/12/14/ga-506-roles-and-relationships-in-kaizen-events-with-adam-lawrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-14T16:36:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/12/21/ga-507-navigating-leadership-development-behaviors-with-rick-foreman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-21T10:00:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rickforeman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rickforeman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/11/09/how-to-conduct-a-measurement-systems-analysis-msa-part-one/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-21T17:28:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/see-waste.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/02/03/twi-job-instruction-course-coming-soon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-21T17:29:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_7579.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Snip20170202_1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/12/28/ga-508-adopting-a-strategy-execution-framework-with-karen-friedenberg/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-12-28T10:00:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/karenfriedenberg.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/karenfriedenberg.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/09/03/lean_government_example_defect_display_board_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-03T19:54:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/trash-sign-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/visual-control-defect-display.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/07/25/the_importance_of_the_storefront_in_lean_manufactu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-03T19:56:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/storefront-supermarket-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/soba-yatai-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/nakasu-yatai-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/yatai-mobile-kitchen-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/fish-market.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/01/04/ga-509-courage-humility-and-discipline-with-marc-braun/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-04T10:00:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/marcbraun.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/marcbraun.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/01/11/ga-510-the-role-of-questioning-and-curiosity-in-leadership-with-scott-mcduffee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-11T10:00:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/scottmcduffee.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/scottmcduffee.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/01/17/thinking-in-bets-embracing-uncertainty-and-probabilistic-thinking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-17T16:26:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Thinking-in-Bets.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Thinking-in-Bets.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/01/18/ga-511-winning-the-now-with-eric-recker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-18T10:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ericrecker.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ericrecker.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/01/19/embracing-system-level-problem-solving-over-firefighting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-19T10:00:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1313773504.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1313773504.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/01/12/10_rules_for_good_gemba_walks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-19T21:06:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Kawai-Toyota-gemba-walk.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/elmore-leonard.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2019/01/07/the-10-commandments-for-a-lean-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-19T21:40:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/detective.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/detective.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/06/25/the_copq_iceberg/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-23T00:29:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/COPQ-iceberg-1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/COPQ-iceberg-1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/28/10-steps-to-creating-a-fmea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-23T17:23:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/learn-from-failure-stock-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/06/01/eight-reasons-your-leansix-sigma-initiative-could-fail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-23T19:34:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/downtrend-250.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/01/30/introducing-the-gemba-academy-school-of-six-sigma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-23T20:14:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Gemba-Academy-School-of-Six-Sigma.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/lean-vs-six-sigma.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/02/08/value-stream-mapping-overview/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-23T21:11:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/stream1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/07/19/5s-isn%e2%80%99t-about-cleaning-straightening-or-standardization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-25T16:16:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/5S.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/11/15/a3_problem_solving_as_a_people_development_process/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-25T19:32:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/a3-problem-solving-a-people-development-process.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/01/30/the-power-of-perception-transforming-challenges-into-opportunities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-01-30T17:54:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-Power-of-Perception.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-Power-of-Perception.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/02/01/ga-513-lean-and-live-coaching-with-sam-morgan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-02-01T10:00:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sammorgan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sammorgan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/02/08/ga-514-turning-the-tables-on-ron-with-clint-west/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-02-08T10:00:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/clintwest-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/clintwest-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/02/15/ga-515-software-ai-and-continuous-improvement-with-nikhil-joshi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-02-15T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nikhiljoshi.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nikhiljoshi.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/02/16/understanding-the-customer-experience-is-a-keystone-in-process-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-02-16T10:00:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1142825427.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GettyImages-1142825427.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/01/12/exam-based-six-sigma-certifications-%e2%80%93-legit-or-fraud/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-02-15T16:44:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/standardized-test-scantron-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2019/02/01/boost-your-personal-productivity-with-these-iphone-hacks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-02-19T14:47:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/iStock-909895846.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/iStock-909895846.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Home-Screen-Gray.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/02/22/ga-516-the-true-meaning-of-clarity-with-jim-vaselopulos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-02-22T10:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/jimvaselopulos.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/jimvaselopulos.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/02/29/ga-517-becoming-a-master-black-belt-with-carlos-pereyra/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-02-29T10:00:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CarlosPereyra.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CarlosPereyra.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2020/08/07/what-is-a-lean-daily-management-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-03-04T17:57:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Daily-Management-System.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Daily-Management-System-4-Components-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/03/14/ga-519-lessons-from-abdul-with-robb-holman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-03-14T10:00:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/robbholman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/robbholman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/03/07/518-building-a-culture-of-continuous-improvement-with-jim-huntzinger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-03-20T22:44:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/jimhuntzinger.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/jimhuntzinger.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/03/21/ga-520-applying-scientific-thinking-in-untraditional-contexts-with-michael-lombard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-03-21T10:00:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/michaellombard.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/michaellombard.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/03/28/ga-521-celebrating-quick-wins-with-alen-ganic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-03-28T10:00:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/alenganic.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/alenganic.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/04/04/ga-522-continuous-improvement-at-jack-henry-with-april-bell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-04T10:00:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/aprilbell.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/aprilbell.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/04/19/enhancing-organizational-efficiency-through-supplier-process-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-19T10:00:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-802303642-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/04/11/ga-523-the-cleveland-clinic-improvement-model-with-tim-pettry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-11T10:00:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/timpettry.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/timpettry.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/04/18/ga-524-connection-before-correction-with-royden-johnson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-18T10:00:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/roydenjohnson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/roydenjohnson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/04/25/ga-525-crafting-a-long-term-vision-with-jennifer-drago/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-25T10:00:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/jenniferdrago.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/jenniferdrago.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/06/25/why_is_what_is_lean_a_simple_question_without_an_e/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-04-29T21:53:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/karate-at-attention.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/05/02/ga-526-managing-expectations-with-jason-henderson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-02T10:00:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jasonhenderson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/jasonhenderson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/05/09/ga-527-the-five-functions-of-business-with-zack-estes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-09T10:00:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/zackestes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/zackestes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/05/17/aligning-5s-and-dmaic-for-process-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-17T13:15:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1481909975.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1481909975.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/03/15/its-officially-on-gemba-academy-launches/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-21T16:20:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/og-ga-dot-com.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/05/23/ga-529-living-out-your-beliefs-with-kurt-sears/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-23T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/KurtSears.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/KurtSears.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/05/30/ga-530-keeping-people-engaged-with-ahmed-radwan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-05-30T10:00:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ahmedradwan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ahmedradwan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/06/06/ga-531-lean-at-macdonald-owen-with-clint-west/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-06-06T10:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/clintwest.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/clintwest.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/06/21/unlock-your-potential-with-gemba-academys-master-black-belt-program/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-06-21T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-96277739.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-96277739.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/06/13/ga-532-martial-arts-and-continuous-improvement-with-chad-senkowski/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-06-13T10:00:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/chadsenkowski.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/chadsenkowski.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/06/27/ga-534-leadership-and-the-virtue-of-magnanimity-with-ricky-shoop/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-06-27T10:00:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rickyshoop.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rickyshoop.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/07/04/ga-535-transforming-meetings-with-evan-unger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-04T10:00:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/evanunger.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/evanunger.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/07/11/ga-536-building-a-company-culture-in-the-age-of-remote-work-with-jessper-maquindang/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-11T10:00:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jesspermaquindang.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jesspermaquindang.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/07/18/ga-537-standing-up-a-lean-and-six-sigma-program-with-gary-cihak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-18T10:00:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/garycihak.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/garycihak.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/07/19/a-companys-continuous-improvement-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-07-19T10:00:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-691423290.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-691423290.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/08/01/ga-539-productivity-reimagined-with-jacob-stoller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-01T10:00:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jacobstoller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/jacobstoller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/08/08/ga-540-the-space-between-leading-and-following-with-chris-fuzie/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-08T10:00:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/chrisfuzie.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/chrisfuzie.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/08/15/ga-542-the-gemba-academy-school-of-leadership-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-15T10:00:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/08/23/are-you-keeping-the-line-wet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-23T10:00:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1483065861.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1483065861.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/08/02/why-sigma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-19T21:11:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/iStock-1710787406.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/08/22/ga-542-the-digitization-of-work-with-ron-crabtree/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-22T10:00:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/roncrabtree.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/roncrabtree.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/02/04/101_kaizen_templates_takt_time_calculator/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-23T21:57:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/calculator.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/takt-time-calculator.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/08/29/ga-543-using-improv-in-kaizen-events-with-adam-lawrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-08-29T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/adamlawrence-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/adamlawrence-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/09/03/how-micro-goals-helped-me-conquer-a-hill-and-can-help-you-too/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-09-03T21:23:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Setting-Target-Conditions-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Setting-Target-Conditions-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/09/05/ga-544-flow-efficiency-vs-resource-efficiency-with-alen-ganic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-09-05T10:00:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/alenganic-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/alenganic-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/09/12/ga-545-combining-performance-and-purpose-with-fabrice-desmarescaux/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-09-12T10:00:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/fabrice.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/fabrice.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/09/20/agile-process-improvement-efforts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-09-20T10:00:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2072236824.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2072236824.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/09/19/ga-546-navigating-business-turnarounds-with-alfonso-aramburo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-09-19T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/alfonsoaramburo.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/alfonsoaramburo.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/09/26/ga-547-doing-lean-vs-using-lean-with-gregg-miner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-01T21:01:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/greggminer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/greggminer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/10/03/ga-548-using-continuous-improvement-in-your-daily-life-with-dhana-hanumayya/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-03T15:31:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dhana.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dhana.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/10/10/ga-549-toyota-kata-at-jack-henry-with-april-bell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-10T10:00:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/aprilbell.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/aprilbell.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/10/24/ga-551-knowing-honesty-and-listening-to-understand-with-grace-gavin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-24T10:00:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/gracegavin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/gracegavin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/10/31/ga-552-identifying-the-real-problems-with-bill-krolicki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-10-31T10:00:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/billkrolicki.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/billkrolicki.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/05/04/the_5_steps_to_building_jidoka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-11-06T22:58:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/automated-factory-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/jidoka-table-gpr-archive.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/jidoka-steps-gpr-archive.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/05/02/designing_processes_to_fit_lea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-11-06T23:24:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/manufacturing-dark-factory-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/11/07/ga-553-the-art-of-project-management-with-annette-johnston/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-11-07T10:00:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/annettejohnston.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/annettejohnston.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/11/14/ga-554-leveraging-emotional-intelligence-with-robin-hills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-11-14T10:00:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/robinhills.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/robinhills.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/11/15/consolation-and-desolation-lessons-from-st-ignatius-for-business-leaders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-11-15T17:19:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/consolation-and-desolation-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/consolation-and-desolation-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/11/21/ga-555-the-key-to-successful-daily-management-with-jose-ferro/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-11-21T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/joseferro.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/joseferro.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/11/28/ga-556-what-a-successful-lean-transformation-looks-like-with-chad-bareither/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-11-28T10:00:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/chadbareither.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/chadbareither.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/09/17/the_wizard_of_oz_school_of_lean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-04T16:27:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/wizard-of-oz-school-of-lean.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/12/05/ga-557-meeting-customer-demand-with-gary-cihak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-05T10:00:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/garycihak.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/garycihak.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/12/12/ga-558-the-power-is-in-the-question-with-topaz-adizes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-12T10:00:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/topazadizes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/topazadizes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/12/19/ga-559-organizational-problem-solving-with-matt-white/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-19T10:00:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mattwhite.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mattwhite.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/12/20/the-timeless-power-of-gratitude/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-20T17:01:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/gratitude-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/12/26/ga-560-flow-engineering-with-steve-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2024-12-26T10:00:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/stevepereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/stevepereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/01/02/ga-561-people-and-process-integration-with-beau-groover/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-01-02T10:00:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/beaugroover.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/beaugroover.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/31/new_improved_free_skill_matrix_template_v_73107/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-01-03T20:03:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/skill-matrix-Gemba2.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/01/09/ga-562-lean-in-the-prison-industry-with-brandon-bunn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-01-09T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/brandonbunn.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/brandonbunn.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/01/16/ga-563-habits-over-resolutions-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-01-16T10:00:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ronpereira.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/01/23/ga-564-iso-9001-and-continuous-improvement-with-ridha-dhrifi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-01-23T10:00:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ridhadhrifi.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ridhadhrifi.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/01/30/ga-565-continuous-improvement-in-higher-education-with-dr-brad-miller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-01-30T10:00:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/bradmiller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/bradmiller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/02/06/ga-566-managing-with-your-eyes-with-alen-ganic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-06T10:00:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/alenganic.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/alenganic.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/02/13/ga-567-developing-human-skills-with-thomas-gelmi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-13T10:00:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thomasgelmi.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thomasgelmi.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/02/20/ga-568-lean-and-talent-development-with-sarah-tilkens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-20T10:00:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sarahtilkens.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sarahtilkens.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/02/27/ga-569-reliability-kaizen-with-adam-lawrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-02-27T10:00:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/03/13/ga-571-what-employee-engagement-isnt-with-craig-coyle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-13T10:00:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/craigcoyle.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/craigcoyle.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/04/27/ga-160-the-power-of-job-methods-with-steve-brenneman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-18T18:54:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/stevebrenneman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/stevebrenneman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/300px-BlackLines-Podcast-Removed-2.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/03/20/ga-572-dealing-with-burnout-with-steven-langer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-20T10:00:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/stevenlanger.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/stevenlanger.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/03/27/ga-573-initiating-operational-excellence-on-a-global-scale-with-jackey-lin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-27T10:00:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/jackeylin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/jackeylin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/01/20/swimming-with-alligators/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-03-28T21:46:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Alligator.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Alligator.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/04/03/ga-574-dealing-with-resistance-from-management-with-tanner-mcclure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-04-03T10:00:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tannermcclure-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tannermcclure-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/04/10/ga-575-continuous-improvement-at-corporations-vs-startups-with-christopher-lieb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-04-10T10:00:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/christopherlieb.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/christopherlieb.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/04/17/ga-576-authentic-leadership-with-tony-hayes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-04-17T10:00:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tonyhayes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/tonyhayes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/04/24/ga-577-the-potential-for-personal-transformation-with-patrick-adams/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-04-24T10:00:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/patrickadams.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/patrickadams.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/05/08/ga-579-the-big-thinking-of-a-small-knight-with-brian-devries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-05-08T10:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/briandevries.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/briandevries.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/05/15/ga-580-the-transformation-of-operational-excellence-with-dr-adil-dalal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-05-15T10:00:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/adildalal.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/adildalal.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/05/22/ga-581-managing-by-influence-with-james-turk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-05-22T10:00:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/jamesturk.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/jamesturk.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/05/29/ga-582-living-conditionally-vs-unconditionally-with-andy-crocker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-05-29T10:00:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/andycrocker.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/andycrocker.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/06/05/ga-583-misconceptions-about-lean-with-alen-ganic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-05T10:00:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/alenganic.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/alenganic.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/06/12/ga-584-radical-love-leadership-with-mike-schoenberger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-12T10:00:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mikeschoenberger.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/mikeschoenberger.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/06/19/ga-585-okrs-and-accountability-with-philipp-schett/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-19T10:00:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/philippschett.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/philippschett.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/06/26/ga-586-being-kaizen-ninjas-with-kirsten-gallagher-and-adam-lawrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-06-26T15:47:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/kirstenadam.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/kirstenadam.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/07/03/ga-587-the-differences-between-six-sigma-belts-with-john-knotts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-03T10:00:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/johnknotts.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/johnknotts.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/07/10/ga-588-when-lean-doesnt-stick-with-holly-plaga/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-10T10:00:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/hollyplaga-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/hollyplaga-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/07/17/ga-589-implementing-lean-at-small-to-mid-sized-manufacturers-with-justin-goethe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-17T10:00:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/justingoethe.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/justingoethe.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/07/25/using-fault-tree-analysis-with-ai-to-fireproof-your-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-25T10:00:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GettyImages-2220591974-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GettyImages-2220591974-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/07/24/ga-590-the-smart-factory-with-nikhil-pal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-24T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/nikhilpal.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/nikhilpal.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/07/31/ga-591-the-power-of-slow-incremental-growth-with-brian-schreuder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-07-31T10:00:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/brianschreuder.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/brianschreuder.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/08/07/ga-592-the-aha-moment-with-dexter-chan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-08-07T10:00:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dexterchan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dexterchan.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/08/05/turning-conflict-into-growth-7-steps-every-emotionally-intelligent-leader-should-know/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-08-07T14:13:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/harmony-at-work-navigating-conflict-resolution-with-emotional-intelligence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/08/14/ga-593-the-importance-of-simplification-with-dr-lucas-chesla-and-kirk-nicholas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-08-14T10:00:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/lucasnicholas-2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/lucasnicholas-2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/08/21/ga-594-common-failures-in-modern-leadership-with-william-c-davis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-08-21T10:00:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/williamdavis.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/williamdavis.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/08/28/ga-595-dynamic-work-design-with-don-kieffer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-08-28T10:00:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/donkieffer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/donkieffer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/09/04/ga-596-taking-stock-of-your-leadership-with-grace-gavin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-04T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gracegavin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/gracegavin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/09/11/ga-597-practicing-empathy-and-empathetic-listening-with-robin-hills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-11T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/robinhills.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/robinhills.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/09/18/ga-598-making-lean-work-with-darren-walsh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-18T10:00:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/darrenwalsh.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/darrenwalsh.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/09/25/ga-599-coaching-different-personalities-with-melissa-sherman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-09-25T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/melissasherman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/melissasherman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/01/cold-plunges-and-continuous-improvement-growth-in-discomfort/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-01T16:12:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/cold-plunge-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/02/ga-600-reflecting-on-six-hundred-episodes-with-ron-pereira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-02T10:00:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/600.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/600.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/08/micromanagement-is-not-respect-for-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-09T00:16:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-06-at-12.12.50-PM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-06-at-12.12.50-PM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/09/ga-601-the-power-of-nlp-with-josh-davis-and-greg-prosmushkin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-09T10:00:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/JoshGreg.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/JoshGreg.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/15/the-discipline-of-presence-lessons-from-my-son-and-eminem/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-15T20:55:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/legos-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/16/ga-602-clues-from-the-factory-parking-lot-with-george-pesansky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-16T10:00:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/georgepesansky.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/georgepesansky.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/20/do-hard-things/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-20T16:41:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Odysseus.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/21/continuous-improvement-eliminates-excess-overtime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-21T17:50:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-1135957641-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-1135957641-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/21/adaptive-leadership-in-an-ever-changing-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-22T04:24:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Adaptive-Leadership-scaled.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Adaptive-Leadership-scaled.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/23/ga-603-the-culture-of-calm-with-gui-costin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-23T10:00:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/guicostin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/guicostin.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/30/ga-604-creating-a-culture-of-problem-solvers-with-sarah-tilkens-and-leah-roe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-10-30T10:00:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SarahLeah.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SarahLeah.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/11/06/ga-605-the-katalyst-framework-with-katie-anderson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-11-06T10:00:56+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/katieanderson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/katieanderson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/11/06/leading-through-the-paradox-lessons-from-james-stockdale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-11-06T22:19:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/paradox.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/11/13/ga-606-fixing-what-bugs-you-with-nick-klein/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-11-13T22:19:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/nickklein.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/nickklein.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/11/20/ga-607-improving-your-internal-operating-system-with-michelle-troseth-and-tracy-christopherson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-11-20T10:00:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/tracymichelle.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/tracymichelle.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/11/27/ga-608-leading-without-authority-with-ricky-banks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-11-27T10:00:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ep-608-rickybanks.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/ep-608-rickybanks.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/12/03/will-it-make-the-boat-go-faster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-03T14:30:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Rowing-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/12/04/ga-609-leveraging-overall-equipment-effectiveness-with-caleb-wilczynski/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-04T10:00:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/caleb.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/caleb.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/12/11/ga-610-lean-and-ai-in-the-legal-field-with-heather-underwood-and-adam-marsland/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-11T10:00:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HeatherAdam.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/HeatherAdam.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/10/20/brilliant_value_stream_mapping_icon_fonts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-16T18:11:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/value-stream-mapping-icon-fonts.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/skill-matrix-Gemba2.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/skill-matrix-harvey-balls.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/formatting-skill-matrix-fonts.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/03/07/101_kaizen_templates_kaizen_newspaper/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-16T18:18:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/kaizen-newspaper-e1600040087285.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/12/18/ga-611-the-role-of-games-in-continuous-improvement-with-alexandra-suchman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-18T10:00:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/alexsuchman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/alexsuchman.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/12/25/ga-612-gratitude-giving-and-growth-with-the-gemba-academy-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2025-12-25T10:00:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Christmas.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Christmas.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/01/01/ga-613-revealing-hidden-truths-with-billy-taylor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-01-01T10:00:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/billytaylor.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/billytaylor.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/01/08/ga-614-getting-lean-to-stick-with-joel-hugghins/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-01-08T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/joelhugghins.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/joelhugghins.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/09/07/a-day-that-changed-my-life-forever/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-01-08T16:31:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Factory.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/01/15/ga-615-radical-product-thinking-with-radhika-dutt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-01-15T10:00:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/radhikadutt.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/radhikadutt.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/01/22/ga-616-teaching-lean-with-noah-waech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-01-22T10:00:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/noahwaech.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/noahwaech.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/01/29/ga-617-what-alignment-looks-like-with-hanna-bauer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-01-29T10:00:30+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/hannabauer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/hannabauer.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2019/10/14/when-no-idea-is-a-bad-idea-is-a-bad-idea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-02T19:55:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/safety-fishbone-cause-and-effect.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/02/05/ga-618-more-is-better-with-kathy-miller/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-05T10:00:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/kathymiller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/kathymiller.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/10/15/the-cowboy-hat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-06T01:27:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cowboy-hat-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/09/14/genchi_genbutsu_on_the_retail_floor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-12T00:42:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/mother-daughter-shopping.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/envirosell-video.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/02/12/ga-619-making-a-culture-change-with-chad-bareither/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-12T10:00:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/chadbareither.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/chadbareither.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/02/19/ga-620-is-your-lean-operating-system-talking-or-singing-with-royden-johnson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-19T10:00:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/roydenjohnson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/roydenjohnson.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/02/01/be-smart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-19T17:35:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/unnamed-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/unnamed-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/11/13/the-role-of-a-lean-leader/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-19T17:48:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Lean-Leader--scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/06/09/how_to_engage_people_in_kaizen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-20T18:14:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/GettyImages-2207144050-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/02/26/ga-621-the-five-habits-of-hope-with-dr-julia-garcia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-02-26T10:00:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/juliagarcia.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/juliagarcia.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/03/05/ga-622-the-state-of-ai-with-steven-remsen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-05T10:00:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/stevenremsen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/stevenremsen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/03/04/why-working-longer-often-leads-to-getting-less-done/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-04T17:47:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2166389988.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/03/10/theory-of-constraints-why-improving-everything-fails/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-10T21:35:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Theory-of-Constraints-block-diagram.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/12/01/introduction-to-gemba-academy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T14:56:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/kata-class.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/john-and-ricky-coaching-call.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-01-at-11.28.55-AM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/onsite-coaching-june-25.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Screenshot-2025-12-01-at-9.53.36-AM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/02/13/leader-standard-work-the-discipline-behind-sustainable-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T15:24:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/LSW.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/12/11/lean-in-government-is-possible/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T15:24:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/unnamed.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/10/21/from-struggle-to-strength-lessons-learned-on-the-lean-leadership-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T15:26:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Leadership-Challenges-scaled.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/09/26/developing-people-into-problem-solvers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T15:28:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_1761.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DSC_1761.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/09/17/what-is-the-lean-practitioner-program-and-why-it-matters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T15:31:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/lean.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/lean.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/08/20/the-importance-of-11-coaching/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T15:48:31+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/alen-coaching-pvc-pipes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/07/30/how-to-make-improvements-stick-in-your-organization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T15:52:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Sustaining-Improvements-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Sustaining-Improvements-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/07/15/empowering-people-the-overlooked-key-to-successful-change-management/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T16:07:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Emppowering-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/06/17/the-communication-gap-why-leaders-must-speak-clearly-and-consistently/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T16:10:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Poor-Communication--scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Poor-Communication--scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/06/02/why-great-ideas-fail-the-change-management-challenge-of-inadequate-resources/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T16:12:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/GettyImages-480585411.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/GettyImages-480585411.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/05/06/failure-to-identify-risks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T16:26:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Risk-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Risk-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/04/16/clarity-and-goals-the-missing-link-in-change-management/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T16:35:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GettyImages-2193508379-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GettyImages-2193508379-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/04/10/overcoming-the-lack-of-urgency-why-good-ideas-often-go-nowhere/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T16:36:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-10-at-1.52.15%E2%80%AFPM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Screenshot-2025-04-10-at-1.52.15%E2%80%AFPM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/04/08/leading-through-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T16:37:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GettyImages-2205983662-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GettyImages-2205983662-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/04/03/the-difference-between-a-lean-leader-and-a-regular-leader/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T16:39:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Slide1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Slide1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/03/10/how-to-recognize-and-remove-waste-in-your-organization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T16:49:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/waste.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/03/11/the-hidden-enemy-of-continuous-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T17:40:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-1218732962.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/08/09/how-to-shift-from-resource-focus-to-customer-focus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T18:41:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Robot-Welder-1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Robot-Welder-1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/01/08/the-power-of-visual-management-transforming-workspaces-and-mindsets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T19:18:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.20.26%E2%80%AFPM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.20.26%E2%80%AFPM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-08-at-4.39.06%E2%80%AFPM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/02/11/where-should-we-start-with-lean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T19:20:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Slide1-1.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Slide1-1.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/12/09/unlocking-the-secret-to-success-managing-for-daily-improvement-mdi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T19:23:11+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1952426655-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-1952426655-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/11/07/building-loyalty-and-empowering-growth-how-lean-principles-and-genuine-mentorship-drive-employee-retention/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T19:33:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1965015662.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/10/12/creating-future-leaders-essential-tools-for-youth-organization-and-growth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T19:42:19+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1991975412.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/09/13/understanding-the-difference-between-5s-workplace-organization-and-housekeeping/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-11T19:52:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-1068584492.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/03/12/ga-623-the-power-of-entropy-with-adam-lawrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-12T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/adamlawrence.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2020/01/13/sustaining-gains-with-the-continuous-improvement-ratchet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-12T16:46:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PDCA-cycle-slope-and-wedge.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/PDCA-cycle-slope-and-wedge.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/hadome-construction-sign.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/wheel-block-hadome-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Ratchet-Drawing.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/DMS-hoshin-kaizen.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/08/09/new-gemba-academy-videos-in-the-ditch-towing-products/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-12T16:49:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-09-at-2.09.16-PM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Screen-Shot-2016-08-09-at-2.09.16-PM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/03/18/the-unglamorous-power-of-routine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-18T10:00:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/the-power-of-routine-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/07/25/lean_healthcare_increase_value/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-17T00:48:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/10/12/gemba_keiei_chapter_9_reduced/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-17T00:49:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/03/04/regression-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-17T00:49:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/03/05/regression-part-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-17T00:50:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/03/19/ga-624-the-pause-consider-act-framework-with-ashley-herd/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-19T10:00:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ashleyherd.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ashleyherd.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/08/13/wipro_studies_tps_to_achieve_l/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-23T17:24:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/03/25/do-buffalo-really-run-toward-storms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-25T14:30:06+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/buffalo-in-storm-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/03/26/ga-625-dealing-with-hidden-threats-with-dean-svarc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T10:00:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/deansvarc.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/deansvarc.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/10/10/robots_rabbits_and_kaizen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:41:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/10/13/first_its_about_people_second/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:43:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/02/22/new-savior-of-free-world-mvt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:45:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/03/21/north-american-manufacturing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:46:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/01/12/hope_for_lean_at_local_governm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:48:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/04/04/single-minute-exchange-of-dies-smed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:48:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/racing-crew.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/04/25/graphs-101-by-seth-godin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:49:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/04/27/bad-management/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:49:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/03/08/lssa-blogroll/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:50:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/06/outsourcing-versus-offshoring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:50:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/04/13/lean_food_service_cut_overprod/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:51:32+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/full-dumpster-scaled.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/18/241/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:51:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/money1.thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/04/19/toc-bottleneck-versus-lean-pacemaker_19/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:56:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/04/29/exceptional-presenter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:58:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/02/18/nascar-fans-react/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:58:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/05/10/lean_production_does_not_respe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:59:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/lean-production-does-not-respect-people.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/22/boeing-starts-assembly-of-787-dreamliner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T22:59:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/25/i-plead-guilty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:00:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/28/stop-moving-and-start-working/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:01:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/18/lean-dentist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:02:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/10/08/toyota_production_system_as_a/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:03:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/healthcare-tps-newt-gingrich.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/29/is-the-drive-thru-really-faster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:04:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/10/17/how_wipro_adapted_the_toyota_p/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:05:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/11/19/top_5_things_i_learned_in_chin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:05:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/08/lean-problem-solving/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:06:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/11/say-it-aint-so-toyota-lay-people-off/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:06:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/25/kaizen-rules-7-8/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:06:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/01/19/toyota_owes_grandpa_ford/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:07:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/08/08/cooking-up-a-profit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:07:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/02/11/building_a_lean_video_library/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:08:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/08/27/increasing-return-on-net-assets-rona-with-lean-six-sigma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:08:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/01/05/planning_for_one_piece_flow_cells/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:08:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/08/13/ceo-of-toy-manufacturing-company-commits-suicide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:08:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/08/30/fun-with-confidence-intervals-part-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:09:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/ci-for-mean.thumbnail.JPG</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/08/31/game-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:09:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/09/12/change_leadership_not_change_management/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:09:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/09/16/the_push_vs_pull_diversion_diversion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:09:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/07/02/the-ultimate-productivity-system-zen-to-done/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:09:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/zen-to-done.gif</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/07/13/planting-seeds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:09:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/sower.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/07/27/its-a-girl/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:10:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/erin2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/10/05/4-hour-workweek-versus-working-your-face-off/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:10:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/gary.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/10/08/authentic-continuous-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:10:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/ee.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/11/03/management-improvement-carnival-46/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:11:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/02/09/celebrating_over_500_years_of_lean_thinking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:11:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/lean-timeline.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/02/10/where_did_value_stream_mapping_come_from/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:11:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/06/14/toyota_to_reduce_span_of_control_in_engineering_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:13:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/02/13/kaizen_goes_kaput_not_so_fast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:13:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kaizen-goes-kaput-not-so-fast.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/02/27/building_excellent_systems_top_down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:13:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/05/17/toyota-stock-watch-edition-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:14:01+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tm-may-15.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/02/02/dont-let-the-door-hit-you-in-the-ass/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:14:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bandwagon.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ga_skinny.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/02/08/5-ways-to-achieve-drew-brees-like-flow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:14:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/brees1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ga_skinny.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/07/25/ga-538-the-high-achievers-success-cycle-with-nina-sossamon-pogue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:16:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ninasossamonpogue.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ninasossamonpogue.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/05/16/ga-528-the-danger-of-automating-broken-processes-with-matthew-townsend/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:16:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/matthewtownsend.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/matthewtownsend.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/01/08/a-snowstorm-a-system-failure-a-leadership-lesson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:16:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Blog-Pic-1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/05/01/ga-578-navigating-panic-attacks-and-burnout-with-eric-recker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:16:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ericrecker.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ericrecker.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2025/03/06/ga-570-how-kanban-exposes-problems-with-uriel-eisen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:16:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/urieleisen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/urieleisen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/10/17/ga-550-assessing-and-improving-an-organizations-culture-with-garrett-delph/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:16:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/garrettdelph.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/garrettdelph.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/06/20/ga-533-mastering-your-life-with-malti-bhojwani/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:16:54+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/maltibhojwani.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/maltibhojwani.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/01/25/ga-512-unturning-steel-with-bill-leahy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:18:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/billleahy.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/billleahy.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/01/29/control-charts-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:18:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/04/09/uncovering-new-perspectives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:19:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/istock-perspective.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/istock-perspective.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/05/07/what-is-agile-kanban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:19:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-06-at-4.08.05-PM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Screen-Shot-2021-05-06-at-4.08.05-PM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/08/09/live-virtual-online-lean-experiences-with-the-kaas-pass/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:19:57+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kaas-tailored-waste-tour.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/kaas-tailored-waste-tour.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/09/13/how-important-is-physical-presence-on-the-gemba/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:20:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/vr-goggles-gemba.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/vr-goggles-gemba.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2021/10/18/is-problem-solving-a-team-sport-or-individual-effort/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:20:17+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/team-problem-solving.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/team-problem-solving.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2024/03/15/process-improvement-across-industries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:20:40+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1198042442.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-1198042442.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/02/21/how-to-let-small-things-bother-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:21:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/banana-peel-near-miss.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/banana-peel-near-miss.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2022/01/10/lean-thinking-and-the-extend-the-mind/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:21:23+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/extended-mind-lean-thinking.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/extended-mind-lean-thinking.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2019/10/11/the-wisdom-of-humility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:21:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/iStock-1000652258.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/iStock-1000652258.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2020/01/20/making-meetings-less-terrible/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:22:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Making-Meetings-Less-Terrible.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Making-Meetings-Less-Terrible.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2018/02/09/the-critical-thinking-value-of-writing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:22:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/writing.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/writing.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2018/01/12/lessons-from-perfecting-the-pour-over/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:22:27+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pourover.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pourover.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Screen-Shot-2018-01-09-at-8.18.30-PM-e1515558085964.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2018/02/12/homo-sapiens-visualis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:23:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Rhinos_Chauvet_Cave.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Rhinos_Chauvet_Cave.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2018/05/07/whats-the-right-way-to-do-a-gemba-walk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:24:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/gemba-walk-humble-listen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/gemba-walk-humble-listen.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2018/05/11/learn-by-preparing-to-teach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:24:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/learning-reflection.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/learning-reflection.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2018/06/11/wellness-programs-and-the-health-of-continuous-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:24:14+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wellness.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/wellness.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/01/01/2013/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:24:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/02/13/thomas_huxley_quotes_on_managing_by_fact/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:24:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/07/14/contradiction_in_terms_lean_buffet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:24:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/iu.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/09/16/oh_no_you_didnt_really_say_that/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:24:48+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2013/11/04/how_to_engage_people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:24:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/12/05/how-children-can-help-us-become-better-lean-leaders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:24:59+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lean-leader-teaching-children.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lean-leader-teaching-children.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2016/12/19/lean-practices-to-counter-cognitive-biases/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:25:08+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/The-Undoing-Project-2.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/The-Undoing-Project-2.jpeg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/02/13/review-of-leading-with-lean-by-philip-holt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:25:16+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/leading-with-lean.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/leading-with-lean.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/04/24/to-lead-with-respect-stop-boring-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:25:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bored-kid.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bored-kid.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/05/19/waste-whack-a-mole/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:25:34+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/trashcans.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/trashcans.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/09/07/ga-179-how-to-leverage-continuous-improvement-in-the-office-with-jim-pecoraro/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:25:41+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/jim-pecoraro.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/jim-pecoraro.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ame-banner-boston-2017.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/300px-BlackLines-Podcast-Removed-2.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2017/11/27/a-9/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:25:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/laws-of-technology.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/laws-of-technology.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/10/16/blog_action_day_food_and_a_lean_culture_change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:26:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/04/19/wanted_lean_journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:27:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/05/04/how_to_do_hansei/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:27:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2012/11/12/the_first_emperor_of_china_followed_the_toyota_way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:27:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/05/25/the_original_kamishibai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:27:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/manga-kamishibai-book.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/kamishibai-new-constitution.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/children-watching-kamishibai.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/modern-kamishibai.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/09/28/lean_thinking_and_the_little_prince/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:28:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/09/20/possibly_the_worst_ever_use_of_a_suggestion_box/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:28:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/suggestion-box-handle-with-care.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/10/16/ambiguous_visual_controls_lost_in_the_supermarket/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:28:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/you-are-here-ambiguous-visual-control.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/09/02/knowledge_workers_stand_up_for_a_healthier_workpla/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:28:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/03/30/lean_leadership_lessons_from_lantech_video/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:28:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/03/11/kaizen_song_so_what/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:29:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/miles-davis-kind-of-blue-so-what.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/01/02/tools_are_worthless_but_tooling_is_everything/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:29:22+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/lean-tooling-about.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/07/17/7_amish_habits_to_make_you_lean_and_wealthy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:29:36+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/amish-buggy-lean-practices.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/10/08/success_made_humble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:29:37+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/success-made-simple-amish-business.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/09/12/the_importance_of_thinking_about_the_box_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:29:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/shipping-container-at-port.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2011/11/20/management_improvement_carnival_149/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:29:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/03/02/porque_e_que_esta_agua_fria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:30:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/07/22/agile_kanban_journal_day_30_show_the_flow_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:30:26+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/agile-kanban-board-d30.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/agile-kanban-board-future-state-Jul-22-09.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/10/15/blog_action_day_climate_change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:30:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/10/25/the_spooky_resemblance_of_the_gm_ford_and_chrysler/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:30:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/11/10/goat_karma_todays_most_unexpected_thing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:30:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/11/27/with_competitors_like_these_who_needs_a_winning_bu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:30:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/12/02/34000000000/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:31:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/01/03/ask_gemba/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:31:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/01/14/conveyance_is_the_shadow_of_information/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:31:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/10/15/asking_for_change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:32:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/12/19/lean_thinking_crossword_puzzle_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:33:53+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/lean-crossword.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/01/22/lesson_for_toyota_from_the_classics_the_cost_of_vi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:34:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/04/16/guest_post_takt_time_competition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:34:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/07/13/we_do_not_make_what_we_do_not_sell_no_more_trucks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:35:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/08/23/reading_henry_fords_my_life_and_work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:35:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/10/08/part_3_of_qa_with_mark_graban_author_of_lean_hospi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:35:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/10/10/winners_of_lean_hospital_book/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:35:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/10/14/13_lean_leadership_lessons_from_dwight_d_eisenhowe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:35:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/10/09/the_challenge_of_lean_human_resource_development_a/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:36:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/09/20/this_too_is_a_kanban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:36:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/11/22/what_i_learned_about_tps_from_ratatouille/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:36:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/01/intuition_information_and_the_toyota_production_sy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:36:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/08/15/road_trips_bad_directions_going_to_gemba/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:37:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/13/to_kpo_or_not_to_kpo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:37:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/10/20/lean_specialists_lean_generalists_and_the_benefit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:37:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/05/three_more_ways_to_increase_pe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:38:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/10/22/lessons_from_toyotas_it_strate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:40:13+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/04/18/kaizen_in_a_petri_dish/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:40:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/06/05/giving_lean_healthcare_a_bad_n/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:42:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/06/07/gemba_keiei_chapter_24_fight_t/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:42:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/05/09/human_kanban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:43:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/human-kanban.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/08/30/ouch_change_hurts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-26T23:44:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/04/04/what_is_lean_government/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T22:55:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/04/26/lean_manufacturing_industrial/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T22:55:49+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/05/05/from_the_mechanical_side_to_th/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T22:56:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/06/12/lean_thinking_googles_9_notion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T22:57:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/06/13/sell_complacency_buy_kaizen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T22:57:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/06/17/toyota_feels_the_heat_from_hyu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T22:58:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/06/14/nhs_confederation_releases_lea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T22:59:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/08/13/how_can_american_government_me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T23:01:48+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/08/17/the_environment_where_takt_tim/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T23:03:39+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/09/02/a_heijunka_economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T23:04:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/06/19/doing_more_with_less_in_the_le/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T23:05:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/06/20/trying_out_herman_millers_new/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T23:07:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/06/25/credit_suisse_does_gemba_resea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T23:08:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/07/05/how_toyota_used_it_to_cut_new/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T23:10:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/07/21/standard_work_is_kaizen_instru/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T23:11:10+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/iStock-1131584524.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/08/12/i_mean_it_be_dissatisfied_in_t/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-29T23:13:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/10/15/gemba_keiei_by_taiichi_ohno_ch_3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:09:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/11/09/the_toyota_preparation_system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:13:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/10/20/gemba_keiei_by_taiichi_ohno_ch_4/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:13:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/11/20/dissatisfaction_the_essence_of/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:14:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/11/23/how_to_stay_out_of_trouble_wit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:15:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/11/02/things_they_say_at_toyota_bein/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:15:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/11/29/the_roi_of_an_open_office/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:17:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/11/30/hansei_on_hansei/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:18:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/12/01/gemba_keiei_by_taiichi_ohno_ch_6/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:19:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/12/10/gemba_keiei_by_taiichi_ohno_ch_7/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:22:43+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/monaka.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/12/23/note_to_toyota_top_five_things/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:25:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/12/26/holiday_shopping_is_wasteful/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:28:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/01/16/heated-law-of-dispersion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:31:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/10/manufacturing-lost-18000-jobs-in-june/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:37:49+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/unemployment.thumbnail.JPG</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/employment-2.thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/30/cabinet-maker-applies-lean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:37:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/09/14/theres-nothing-fantastic-about-being-good/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T16:39:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/10/29/design_process_around_people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T17:41:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/04/11/playing-fast-american-football-and-lean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T17:42:45+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/ginn.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/25/doe-use-in-the-health-care-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T17:45:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/23/does-toyota-need-six-sigma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T17:45:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/04/12/span-ges-variation-weapon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T17:47:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/01/28/former_toyota_quality_managers_thoughts_on_toyota/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-30T17:48:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/spacer-toyota-recall-fix.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/04/01/is-the-universe-working-against-you-or-for-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-01T14:30:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/most-important-decision-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/04/01/why-project-management-skills-are-essential-for-everyone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-01T17:16:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-1485907918-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/04/02/ga-626-learning-to-see-waste-with-randall-dupre/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-02T10:00:48+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/One-Guest-Image.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/One-Guest-Image.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/06/21/how_toyota_uses_information_te/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-07T21:02:17+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2006/07/01/no_one_does_lean_like_the_japa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-07T21:03:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/04/08/737908/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T14:30:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/occam.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/02/is-laying-people-off-really-anti-lean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-07T22:20:48+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2026/04/08/why-proper-root-cause-analysis-matters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T16:24:09+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-08-at-12.23.42-PM.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/unnamed-2-e1775665323915.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/29/5s-simulation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:38:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/5s-game.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/01/all-the-surveys-are-beginning-to-whip-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:40:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/19/the-pugh-matrix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:41:00+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/pugh1.thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/27/how-does-a-4-hour-work-week-sound/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:43:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/4-hour-work-week.thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/28/i-just-made-700-peanut-butter-sandwiches/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:43:04+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/pb-sandwich.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/20/how-beer-influenced-statistics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:43:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/beer-glass-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/09/lssa-carnival-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:43:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/24/kaizen-rules-%e2%80%93-5-6/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:45:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/09/30/why-flow-counter-clockwise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:46:29+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/horse.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/12/11/are-suggestion-%e2%80%9cboxes%e2%80%9d-the-best-way-to-go/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:48:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/03/22/here_are_45_signs_that_your_le/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:50:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/04/28/simplicity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:53:38+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/simplicity.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/13/qa_during_a_recent_gemba_walk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:54:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/01/my-top-5-blogging-mistakes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:55:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/01/30/control-charts-part-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:55:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/01/parkinsons-law/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T20:55:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/01/31/control-charts-part-3_31/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:00:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/07/why-heijunka-part-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:02:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/25/best-time-for-kaizen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:02:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/07/08/the_power_of_u_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:04:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/zen-circle-1.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/u-shape-advantages.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/personal-change-curve.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/4-stages-of-competence.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/theory-u.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/magnet.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/02/06/standard-work_06/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:04:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/02/23/once-month-cooking-lean-or-not/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:04:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/14/the-power-of-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:06:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/blogprojectthree.thumbnail.gif</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/01/31/how_to_motivate_people_to_chan_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:10:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/02/01/how_to_motivate_people_to_chan_2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:10:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/03/06/regression-part-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:10:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/08/22/teaching-with-lego/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:11:51+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/lego2.thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/03/26/explaining-cp-and-cpk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:12:42+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/tiger.thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/25/habituation_sensitization_and/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:13:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/09/02/management-improvement-carnival-18/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:13:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/03/04/key_points_for_managing_kaizen_idea_systems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:14:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/02/13/the_seven_steps_to_zero_thinking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:15:48+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/04/15/taguchi-loss-function/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:16:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/genichi_taguchi.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/08/08/toyota_production_system_appli/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:17:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/09/27/liquor-stores-and-churches/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:19:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/04/100_dissatisfaction_is_our_goa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:22:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/03/30/dealing-with-doubting-thomas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:22:33+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/doubing-thomas.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/01/02/how_to_sustain_kaizen_follow_up_with_the_tenacity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:24:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/04/29/life-is-like-a-bowl-of-oranges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:26:12+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bowl-of-oranges.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/12/18/lean_management_means_shifting_from_ppt_to_pps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:26:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/05/01/confused-about-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:27:25+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/clock-confusion.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/05/08/is-toyota-in-trouble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:28:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/05/11/how-metrics-like-oee-often-dictate-behavior/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:28:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/04/16/taguchi-index-cpm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:31:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/01/03/management-improvement-carnival-27-best-of-2007/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:32:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/05/how_to_reduce_the_distance_bet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:33:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/11/is_michael_moore_a_lean_thinker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:34:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/01/04/lean_product_design_3p_and_natures_greatest_engine_1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:35:24+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/father-of-moonshine-nakao.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/03/02/introducing-the-kaizen-newspaper/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:36:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/kaizen-newspaper-e1600040087285.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/03/05/considerations_on_maintaining_the_fairness_of_kaiz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:37:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/06/20/what-is-value/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:38:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/customer-250.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/08/05/must-read-article-about-top-toyota-engineer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:39:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/hayashi-nb-2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/04/30/endless_meetings_speed_up_the_pace_of_change_on_th/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:41:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/05/09/taguchi-l18-doe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:41:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2010/06/28/red_flags_in_ronaks_kaizen_plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:43:02+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/red-flag.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/17/lean_for_airports_dare_to_dream/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:43:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/02/03/exploring_the_respect_for_people_principle_of_the/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:44:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/01/08/the_essential_lean_blogosphere_2008/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:47:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/06/06/why-heijunka-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:47:55+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/tortoise.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/01/09/101_kaizen_templates_stand_in_the_circle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:49:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/04/22/you_cant_steal_what_is_shared_freely/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:50:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/Ricoh-2.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/09/17/the-right-way-to-calculate-optimal-crew-size/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:51:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/optimal-crew-size.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/04/12/ask_gemba_nuts_and_bolts_of_the_andon_system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:52:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/07/26/kaizen-rules-%e2%80%93-9-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:52:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2008/05/27/a-lesson-in-courage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:52:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/brenna.JPG</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/01/21/ask_gemba_world_class_direct_to_indirect_labor_rat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:53:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/01/14/5-tips-for-video-taping-others/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:54:03+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/video-camera-2.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/01/26/the-best-investment-advice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:54:20+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/best-investment.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2023/03/03/the-pearls-and-turds-of-continuous-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:56:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/blogblobs.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/blogblobs.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/06/12/ga-010using-lean-to-help-ngos-with-steve-bell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:57:05+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Steve-Bell-Tight-Cropped-200x222.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/04/30/ga-002-learning-focus-and-innovation-with-matthew-may/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:57:50+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Matt-May.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2007/08/30/top_10_books_on_lean_thinking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:58:46+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/Screen-Shot-2017-05-29-at-12.16.03-PM-e1496079972933.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/Screen-Shot-2017-05-29-at-12.19.42-PM-e1496079948173.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/Screen-Shot-2017-05-29-at-12.26.06-PM-e1496079930169.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/Screen-Shot-2017-05-29-at-12.30.38-PM-e1496079912775.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/Screen-Shot-2017-05-29-at-12.31.47-PM-e1496079803803.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/Screen-Shot-2017-05-29-at-12.33.34-PM-e1496079775208.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/Screen-Shot-2017-05-29-at-12.35.58-PM-e1496079744119.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/Screen-Shot-2017-05-29-at-12.38.44-PM-e1496079565189.png</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/06/05/the-power-of-essentialism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:59:35+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Essentialism.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Essentialism.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/06/11/ga-062-lean-for-the-long-term-with-ken-rolfes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:59:39+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kenrolfes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kenrolfes.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/04/02/ga-052-the-new-approach-to-lean-with-mark-rosenthal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:59:44+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/markrosenthal.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/markrosenthal.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/03/17/learning-by-writing-by-hand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:59:47+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Vinci_-_Hammer_2A-500.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Vinci_-_Hammer_2A-500.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/02/19/ga-046-lean-in-japan-with-mark-graban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-08T23:59:52+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mark-graban.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/mark-graban.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2005/11/28/run_faster_team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-09T00:00:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/01/13/the-mindful-ohno/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-09T00:01:07+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ee-dove-city.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/07/13/last-week-in-bad-problem-solving-by-2016-potus-candidates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-09T00:01:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/productivity-vs-wages.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/productivity-vs-wages.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2009/08/18/the-versatile-leader-%e2%80%93-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-09T00:01:28+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/leadership.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/12/18/ga-037-the-evolution-of-lean-with-chet-marchwinski/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-09T00:02:13+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chet-marchwinski.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/chet-marchwinski.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2014/12/25/ga-038-leader-standard-work-with-cedric-brown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-09T00:02:15+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cedric-brown1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cedric-brown1.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/01/01/ga-039-developing-a-lean-culture-with-drew-locher/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-09T00:02:18+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/drew-locher.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/drew-locher.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/2015/01/08/ga-040-lean-safety-with-robert-hafey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-04-09T00:02:21+00:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/robert-hafey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://blog.gembaacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/robert-hafey.jpg</image:loc>
		</image:image>
	</url>
</urlset>
<!-- XML Sitemap generated by Yoast SEO -->