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How to Hit Your Goals 0
- Sharing Best Practices
- December 20, 2010
Last week I had several posts on performance measurement systems since this is the time of year when many organization are planning for the next calendar. While this isn’t necessarily the Lean way it provides a good opportunity to talk about these subjects. This annual organization goal setting process is usually followed closely by the annual individual review and goal setting process.
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Lean Quote: Measurement Gets 0
- Lean Quote
- December 17, 2010
On Fridays 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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7 Deadly Sins of Lean Performance Measurement 0
- Lean Basics, Lean in Practice
- December 16, 2010
Michael Hammer wrote a great piece a couple years ago on the 7 sins of performance measurement and how to avoid them. I thought I would review the list in terms of a Lean measurement system. Vanity: Using measures that make a particular organization look good. Measures that are aimed at making the manager look
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Checking Out Measures 0
- Lean Basics, Lean in Practice
- December 14, 2010
In continuation with performance measures I want to talk a little about how to review your measures. Any discussion on Lean measurement should begin by recognizing that measurement is waste. It should be limited and minimized. It has been said “You can’t fatten a calf by weighing it.” At the same time, you must recognize that an effective measurement
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Measuring System Performance 0
- Lean Basics, Lean in Practice
- December 13, 2010
With the end of the year approaching organizations are working on coming up with next years plan. Hopefully Lean organizations are using Hoshin Kanri or policy deployment to shape their future. Nonetheless, next years objectives will certainly include performance measures. I am going to highlight some thoughts on good measurement systems in this weeks Daily
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Lean Quote: Leaders Communicate 0
- Lean Quote
- December 10, 2010
On Fridays 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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