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A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of August,
2018. You can also view the previous
monthly Lean Roundups here.
Why Do CEOs Hate
Operations? – Bob Emiliani explains why CEOs have to abandon many of
the traditions and benefits that they hold dear and try lean manufacturing to
improve operations.
Why
I Was Wrong About 2 Second Lean - Dan Markovitz shares what he’s
learned about 2 second lean and commitment of leadership to implement lean.
Why
I was wrong about 2- second Lean | Dan Markovitz – Michel Baudin
responds to Dan’s article and shares why he doesn’t believe a single approach
is sufficient in improving a factory.
The
Function of Leaders is to Produce More Leaders – Pascal Dennis
explains the importance of developing new leaders and why this is role of
senior management.
Protecting
a Lean Culture Does Not Happen by Accident – Gregg Stocker
talks about how do you hold the gains of a Lean Culture and protect the natural
tendency to fall back to the way things were before the improvements.
The
Best Form of Fire Fighting is None at All – John Hunter says
the best form of problem solving is to avoid problems altogether.
Planning:
Risk Management to Manage Uncertainty – Johanna Rothman
explains that many organizations plan to create certainty but what if we
thought about planning as a way to manage uncertainty.
Lean and the
Burning Platform – Bob Emiliani says corporate
financial distress is usually insufficient to propel a management team to adopt
Lean management.
The Cascade of
Hoshin - Jim Womack describes
the hoshin planning process he observed at Toyota.
Fresh Eyes
Bring Lean Problems into Clarity – Jim Morgan asks could “fresh eyes”
input help to improve your products or even your development capability?
React Less and
Improve More by Using SPC More Effectively – Mark Graban says we
shouldn’t just focus on the waste of frontline workers -- we should also focus
on reducing the waste of motion that’s triggered by overreacting to noise in a
metric.
Cardboard, Duct
Tape, and String: The Do-First Mindset – Mark Reich says if
you are responsible for kaizen in your company, strive for quick change in your
workplace by finding your cardboard, duct tape, and string.
Ask Art: What's
Wrong with Organizing By Function? – Art Byrne explains that while you
might be able to survive and be profitable using a traditional functional
structure the fact is that you will be leaving a lot of money on the table.
HBR:
Managers Think They’re Good At Coaching. They’re Not. – Mark Rosenthal
explains how practicing the coaching kata may help build nine critical skills
in coaching in an effective way.
You
Want Me to Do What!?! – Steve Kane says to put more effort into
understanding and removing barriers to continuous improvement than into driving
it since improving our conditions–our lives–is inherent.
My Boss
Doesn’t Get LEAN! – Paul Akers discusses how to do Lean when your boss or
co-workers don’t get Lean.
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