December 2009 - aleanjourney

Sustainability: Ten Factors for Making Culture Change Stick 0
- Culture, Leadership, Lean Management
- December 29, 2009
Previously, I discussed creating a Lean culture and characteristics of effective change management and I am going to talk about sustaining this change. Simply, sustainability is about lasting change. Sustainability is discussed often and one of the great issues in management, never mind Lean. We have all seen facts related to the low rates of
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Quote of the Day December 25, 2009 0
- Lean Quote
- December 25, 2009
On Friday’s I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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Guest Post: Happy Employees = Happy Share Holders 0
- Guest Post
- December 22, 2009
This is a guest blog post by Ankit Patel, CEO of The Lean Way Consulting. You can follow Ankit’s thoughts on his blog or find him on Twitter @AnkitTheLeanWay. Only 1 in 5 employees is willing to go the extra mile for the company. Many times we look at lean from the P&L aspect and forget the
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Characteristics of Effective Change Management 0
- Culture, Leadership, Lean Management
- December 21, 2009
The other day I posted about the steps necessary to Create a Lean Culture and mentioned the important role leaders have in this process. Changing the culture of an organization requires effective management. Peter Drucker, one of the most influential management thinkers of the past century, said ‘management is about human beings’ and advocated leadership
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Quote of the Day December 18, 2009 0
- Lean Quote
- December 18, 2009
On Friday’s I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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What Really Motivates Employees 0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- December 16, 2009
Zig Ziglar, the popular American motivational speaker and self help author, said “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” In a recent article several employee motivational myths are debunked: Many think money motivates but studies show that motivating with money is not effective because
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