In this episode, Mike Osterling, the author of two books and a 20-year leader in Lean transformations in manufacturing, distribution, energy, financial services, and healthcare discusses value stream mapping and its significance. We also talk about the pre-and post-covid working environments and Lean deployments. We discuss what the future may hold for tools he used in the last 15months and the future of these tools in a post-Covid world. Mike ‘s favorite book is “First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham “, have you read it? Check out all our guests book top book recommendations here” and let us know your favorite.       https://theleaneffectpodcast.com/ https://www.facebook.com/TheLeanEffectPodcast https://www.facebook.com/groups/272448766629082/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-lean-effect-podcast/ Insta: @theleaneffectpodcast Twitter @EffectLean Guest: Mike Osterlinghttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeosterling/ mike@mosterling.com Host: Mark Dejong: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-de-jong-investor-lean-advisor-0288695/ Mark@4ppartners.ca https://www.4ppartners.ca Phone: 1-778-807-9691