The Leading Edge Group was established in 1995 to provide healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, and supply chain management improvement solutions to organizations on a global level. The company has worked on over 800 consulting and educational projects with over 250 multinational corporations worldwide, including Dell, Pfizer, Roche, Abbott, Pepsi Cola, Boston Scientific, Stryker Orthopaedics, and Invensys.

In with the UK NHS at the start of their Lean journey, the Leading Edge Group has been successful in building a strong Canadian client base, incorporating both healthcare and non-healthcare organizations. Some of our non-healthcare clients include the Canadian Tire Corporation, Advanced Fiber Technologies, Honeywell, Sleeman Breweries, Celanese, Best Buy Canada, and Tim Hortons.

Dr. Tim serves as The Leading Edge Group's Senior Lean Senseit.

Look here for some recent videos

• What is Lean & How Important is Culture Change in a Lean Initiative?
• Any advice to the Irish Government on applicability of Lean?
• Is Lean applicable to Finance?
• Can Lean save our Health System?
• When do you apply Lean and Six Sigma?
• Can Lean Apply to a Service Organisation?
• How long does it take to implement Lean?
• Does Lean Equate to Job Losses?

• Dr. Tim's LinkedIn Group: "Keeping Lean Successes (Manufacturing and Healthcare) "
• SME Special Tech Group: The Human Side of Lean -- July 27 Invited Presentation, "Helping YOUR people to see time and money in your value streams"
• From Manufacturing Innovation Network: Canadian Manufacturing Insights: How the auto industry could save Canadian health care
• July 29, Invitation to blog and moderate discussions in the Manufacturers Innovation Network as Canada's Lean expert
• Coming in the fall from Productivity Press -- "The Future of Lean in Healthcare" This is the invited concluding chapter in "Applying Lean in Healthcare – A Collection of International Case Studies"
• July 22, McArthur in the Morning, AM 980 in London. Dr. Tim was answering questions about his assessment of our healthcare system and whether or not it's a good idea for the United States to follow the Canadian example
• July 21, Dave Dickson, "Afternoon Edition" at BC's CFAX 1070. Dr. Tim was interviewed about the importance of fixing healthcare in Canada and the Lean/TPS tools we need to do this.
• July 20, Globe and Mail Live Webinar - How the auto industry could save Canadian Health Care
• July 18, 2009, Globe and Mail (BC) Lean in Healthcare article -- "A clear vision for better healthcare" Justine Hunter
• Invited Presentation to the Strategic Leadership Forum: Can you make Lean Sigma work? Setting the necessary human capital foundation for better operations
• Dr. Tim's comments on Mitt Romney's New York TImes Editorial on the Old Big 3 Bailout Plans
• eLean MBA: Consistent Lean Leadership: Building Lean Reliably Across Locations: Free interactive web presentation of the first chapter of "Consistent Lean Leadership"
• The Small Business Advisor Series inspired this workshop since small business drives most of the economy and small business owners deserve good answers.