Change Management

Lean Leader’s Foster Passion for Change 0
- Change Management, Culture
- November 16, 2015
Passion is the driving force that enables people to attain far more than they ever imagined. Without passion there is no drive to succeed. It is the fuel of the will, and everything you do as a leader must express your passion. Passion is contagious and is easily shared. Passion will bridge moments of weakness,
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Advice on Managing Resistance to Change 0
- Change Management
- November 11, 2015
Lean is in its purest sense a change management initiative, for it involves changing from a current state to a better state. Just as all change attracts resistance, Lean improvements also attract resistance to change, which may manifest as employees ignoring new processes, disagreeing with the benefits, making stringent criticisms, and more. Success depends on
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Maybe So, Maybe Not. We’ll See.0
- Change Management
- November 4, 2015
What I have come to realize more and more is how quickly our minds tend to judge life. I am not sure where it comes from; maybe it is from childhood, where we learn the separation of things. There is a Chinese Proverb that goes something like this… A farmer and his son had a
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Benefits of Change 0
- Change Management
- October 19, 2015
Change is often necessary but can be frightening for your employees. Common reactions to change include anger, denial, opposition and depression. As a manager, you must illustrate to your employees the benefits of change so that they, hopefully, develop an excited and positive attitude. Point out how change brings with it new ideas and opportunities
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10 Factors to Avoid Plateaus and Sustain Improvement 0
- Change Management, Lean Management
- August 19, 2015
The other day while visiting a local company regarding continuous improvement the question of how to sustain improvement and avoid plateaus came up. Thinking that this is a very common question many wrestle with I thought I would share my thoughts on the matter. Since the mid-1990’s many US manufacturers have benefited from implementation of
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Change is Necessary, Resistance is Futile 0
- Change Management
- July 27, 2015
Change is inevitable. Adaptation to change is a necessary and critical component to survival. But mostly, change is a constant in business. And business seems to be where the adaptation to change — or lack thereof — seems to have some of the most significant impact. Former US president John F. Kennedy said, “Change is
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