The BEST Lean Six Sigma Books on the Market for Those Interested in Continuous Process Improvement and Change Management

As a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt who uses Agile Project Management Methodologies, I am often asked what are the best books to read on Lean Six Sigma, Lean Startups, Lean Enterprise, Kaizen, and the TPS (Toyota Production System).

Here I have categorized them into sections based on topics or philosophies and broken them into groups of books that I feel are best read together.

SIX SIGMA:

• The Six Sigma Way: https://amzn.to/38AGCB1
• The Six Sigma Handbook: https://amzn.to/2W8GDK3
• The Big Book of Six Sigma Training Games: https://amzn.to/2TPELCZ
• The Six Sigma Complete Step-by-Step Guide: https://amzn.to/3aDghng
• The Basics of Process Mapping: https://amzn.to/2PZvHdH

TPS: Toyota Production System

• A Study of the Toyota Production System: https://amzn.to/337qiGW
• The Toyota Way: https://amzn.to/333DUTg
• Toyota Culture: https://amzn.to/3aCcyGD
• Toyota Talent: https://amzn.to/2PUog7B
• Toyota Kata: https://amzn.to/2W8I4bp
• The Toyota Way to Service Excellence: https://amzn.to/2PZwkE5
• The Toyota Engagement Equation: https://amzn.to/39D4ntB
• Just-In-Time for Today and Tomorrow: https://amzn.to/333Mb9T
• Toyota's Production System Beyond Large-Scale Production: https://amzn.to/2v600bk

LEAN:

• Lean Thinking: https://amzn.to/38zCqkX
• Lean Solutions: https://amzn.to/2TyyFrN
• The Lean Strategy: https://amzn.to/2wIrCnc
• The Lean Enterprise: https://amzn.to/2vPd8BW (This title is popular for Lean & Lean Startup books, but not all of them can be recommended!)
• The Lean Turnaround: https://amzn.to/2TSVjKb
• Gemba Walks: https://amzn.to/3aH08NK
• Lean UX: https://amzn.to/2TU1NZm
• 2 Second Lean: https://amzn.to/2TODOLk
• Lean Customer Development: https://amzn.to/39BK93l
• The Basics of Hoshin Kanri: https://amzn.to/2ItDOuZ
• Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise: https://amzn.to/2vUvKRd
• Lean Sustainability: https://amzn.to/39BPWG9

LEAN STARTUP:

• The Lean Startup: https://amzn.to/38wotUN
• The Startup Way: https://amzn.to/2VXgE8c
• Lean Impact: https://amzn.to/2Itm3Ma
• The Lean Entrepreneur: https://amzn.to/2xoNODp
• Running Lean: https://amzn.to/2IAQH6c
• Scaling Lean: https://amzn.to/2W1ibKj
• Lean Analytics: https://amzn.to/3aJzeEH
• UX for Lean Startups: https://amzn.to/2VYlvWM
• Lean Branding: https://amzn.to/2TBtgjS
• Lean Enterprise: https://amzn.to/3cHY5uD (Yes, there are 2 books with this title on this list, and they are completely different books!)
• Lean AI: https://amzn.to/2VSXro6
• The Lean Product Playbook: https://amzn.to/2TNKklm

LEAN KAIZEN:

• Gemba Kaizen: https://amzn.to/2TCKj4V
• The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement: https://amzn.to/337C6sv
• How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement: https://amzn.to/3cL63mv
• Streamlined Process Improvement: https://amzn.to/332fZUo
• Understanding A3 Thinking: https://amzn.to/2TxXKD4

LEAN & SIX SIGMA COMBINED:

• Lean Six Sigma: https://amzn.to/2vQF2h2
• The Lean Six Sigma Guide to Doing More with Less: https://amzn.to/2vFB373
• Lean Six Sigma for Good: https://amzn.to/3aGuxf8
• Value Stream Mapping: https://amzn.to/2v5Z9HE

LEAN & SIX SIGMA LEADERSHIP:

• The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership: https://amzn.to/2VYxGTe
• Tree-Ring Management: https://amzn.to/330T4Jc
• Developing Lean Leaders at All Levels: https://amzn.to/2VW8Gw3
• Lean Six Sigma for Leaders: https://amzn.to/39EaygT
• Leading Lean: https://amzn.to/2ICZ9lr
• A Pocket Guide to Toyota's Management Principles: https://amzn.to/3cLHLZA
• Taiichi Ohno's Workplace Management: https://amzn.to/2IvHRH3
• Management Lessons from Taiichi Ohno: https://amzn.to/2VVwKiA
• Courageous Leadership: https://amzn.to/2TzaYQ8

LEAN & SIX SIGMA ELEMENTARY INTRODUCTIONS:

• Six Sigma for Dummies: https://amzn.to/3cIwbOW
• Six Sigma Workbook for Dummies: https://amzn.to/2IuB9Rt
• Lean for Dummies: https://amzn.to/2W3Rx3H
• Lean Six Sigma for Dummies: https://amzn.to/2Tzct0w

LEAN & SIX SIGMA POCKET MEMORY JOGGERS:

• The FMEA Pocket Handbook: https://amzn.to/38xiUFT
• A Pocket Guide to Toyota Management Principles: https://amzn.to/2TPS9a7
• The Lean Office Pocket Handbook: https://amzn.to/331mSFo
• Today's Lean: https://amzn.to/330ToHS
• The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: https://amzn.to/38BhD0c
• The A3 Pocket Handbook for Kaizen Events: https://amzn.to/2TQ4N9d
• The Kaizen Pocket Handbook: https://amzn.to/2TRhuQZ