Lean HR: A Practical Guide to Eliminating Waste, Boosting Productivity, and Streamlining Your HR Strategy

Revolutionize Your HR: From Cost Center to Strategic Powerhouse
Are you tired of HR being seen as just an admin function? This groundbreaking guide reimagines human resources through the lens of lean thinking, data-driven decision-making, and smart recruitment.
Inside, you'll discover:
✅ How to eliminate waste and inefficiencies in HR
✅ Real-world examples of time and resource mismanagement
✅ Tools for building a lean, agile HR team
✅ Strategies for smarter hiring, onboarding, and retention
✅ Ways to leverage HR analytics for better business outcomes
Whether you're an HR professional, team leader, or business owner, this book will give you the mindset, models, and methods to transform HR from a support role into a strategic growth driver.
Empower your people. Maximize your impact. Build the future of HR.

Dr. Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman is an internationally recognized Lean expert, author, and university lecturer. He has published over 100 books and articles on Lean thinking, quality systems, and industrial excellence. He currently teaches Industrial Engineering and Management Systems at the American University in Cairo and consults for global organizations across manufacturing, public services, and education.
With nearly two decades of academic and professional experience, Dr. Soliman has trained professionals across the Middle East, including engagements with Princess Nourah University in Saudi Arabia and Vale Oman Pelletizing Company. He has designed and delivered over 60 leadership and technical development programs, helping organizations build a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Earlier in his career, he worked in various industrial sectors including crystal-glass manufacturing, fertilizers, and chemicals, while educating teams on the Toyota Production System. He has led numerous lean transformation projects, delivering measurable results and uncovering substantial cost savings by targeting waste across production and service environments.
His lectures and training materials have reached over 200,000 learners via SlideShare, and his research is ranked among the most downloaded papers on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) by Elsevier.
Dr. Soliman holds a BSc in Engineering, a master's in Quality Management, and postgraduate degrees in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. He also holds certifications in quality, cost, and operations management. He is a member of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) and the Society for Engineering and Management Systems (SEMS).
His insights have been featured in SAGE Publications, Industrial Management, Lean Thinking, and other peer-reviewed platforms.