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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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Creating a Lean Culture 0
- Culture
- December 14, 2009
Culture can be defined as the day-to-day experience of the ordinary worker. Many think culture creates successful results but the contrary is true. Performance drives culture. If there is success, people tend to exhibit enthusiasm for change, great support, great teamwork, and great management. Although Lean often involves revolutionary change, culture change is evolutionary, day
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Quote of the Day December 11, 2009 0
- Lean Quote
- December 11, 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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Simple Visual Poka Yoke at a Hotel 0
- Lean in Practice
- December 10, 2009
While staying at a hotel recently I noticed a simple visual poka yoke. Poka yoke is the Japanese term for mistake proofing. In this case a two cable phone jack is color coded and labeled to indicate the phone line and the modem line. This picture is a little hard to see but the phone line
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A Lean Journey