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Lean Tip #631 - Learn More from Reading.
Far too may business executives believe leadership skills
stem from some sort of wondrous epiphany or other such flash of insight. Sure,
great ideas can come to any of us, but being a bona fide leader also means
study. Read books, attend seminars, and pick the brains of colleagues to see
what works for them. Read an article; discuss a new approach with a colleague;
research what other organizations are doing on the Web. It can be a long
education, but one with rewards that multiply with the more knowledge you have
under your belt.
Lean Tip #632 - Try Something New.
The world is moving forward, swiftly and consistently. As
industry leaders, if you stop taking a breath, you will be left far behind
others, competing in the race. Change is inevitable as so is it a scary
concept. To overcome this fear, try doing something new. Take risks, explore
ways to overcome the disabilities and move ahead. It might sound easy, but it
is no less challenging.
Lean Tip #633 - Get Out of Your Office.
When you get bogged down, distracted, or even discouraged
rediscover the power of going to see. There is no better way to experience the
flow of value (or lack thereof) than taking the same journey that an order, new
product, patient or other takes through your processes. Spend as much time as
possible with employees and customers. Learn the issues first hand. Expand your
focus. Many look primarily at the steps in the value stream and ask how to
remove the waste. Reflect first on the purpose of the process. You must ask
about the support processes to get the right people to the right place in the
value stream at the right time with the right knowledge, materials, and
equipment. Work to solve problems when and where they occur. Pay special
attention to the way people are engaged in the operation and its improvement.
Lean Tip #634 - Focus Feedback on the Future.
You want people to improve. In almost every case, people
want to improve and do great work. Yet most workplace feedback is focused on
something that can’t be changed -- the past. If you want to be a more effective
coach to your team and help them make improvements in their skills and results,
give them feedback, and about what they can do next time.
Lean Tip #635 - Follow Up and Follow Through.
The primary criticism of leaders is that they do not follow
up or follow through on promised actions and information. How well a manager
follows up or follows through on promises is part of the test to determine if
they will be a quality leader. Another reason follow up is so important is that
old saying “out of sight, out of mind”; leaders need to remind employees that
their interested in improvement.
Lean Tip #636 – Establish Employee Empowerment: Demonstrate
That You Value People
Your goal is to demonstrate your appreciation for each
person's unique value. No matter how an employee is performing on his or her
current task, your value for the employee as a human being should never falter
and always be visible.
Lean Tip #637 – Establish Employee Empowerment: Share Leadership
Vision
Help people feel that they are part of something bigger than
themselves and their individual job. Do this by making sure they know and have
access to the organization's overall mission, vision, and strategic plans.
Lean Tip #638 – Establish Employee Empowerment: Share Goals
and Direction
Share the most important goals and direction for your group.
Where possible, either make progress on goals measurable and observable, or
ascertain that you have shared your picture of a positive outcome with the
people responsible for accomplishing the results.
Lean Tip #639 – Establish Employee Empowerment: Trust People
Trust the intentions of people to do the right thing, make
the right decision, and make choices that, while maybe not exactly what you
would decide, still work.
Lean Tip #640 – Establish Employee Empowerment: Provide
Information for Decision Making
Make certain that you have given people, or made sure that
they have access to, all of the information they need to make thoughtful
decisions.
Lean Tip #641 – Establish Employee Empowerment: Delegate
Authority and Impact Opportunities, not Just More Work
Don't just delegate the drudge work; delegate some of the
fun stuff, too. You know, delegate the important meetings, the committee
memberships that influence product development and decision making, and the
projects that people and customers notice.
Lean Tip #642 – Establish Employee Empowerment: Provide
Frequent Feedback
Provide frequent feedback so that people know how they are
doing. Sometimes, the purpose of feedback is reward and recognition as well as
improvement coaching.
Lean Tip #643 – Establish Employee Empowerment: Solve
Problems, Don't Pinpoint Problem People
When a problem occurs, ask what is wrong with the work
system that caused the people to fail, not what is wrong with the people.
Lean Tip #644 – Establish Employee Empowerment: Listen to
Learn and Ask Questions to Provide Guidance
Provide a space in which people will communicate by
listening to them and asking them questions. Guide by asking questions, not by
telling grown up people what to do.
When an employee brings you a problem to solve, ask,
"what do you think you should do to solve this problem?"
Lean Tip #645 – Establish Employee Empowerment: Help
Employees Feel Rewarded and Recognized for Empowered Behavior
When employees feel under-compensated, under-titled for the
responsibilities they take on, under-noticed, under-praised, and
under-appreciated, don’t expect results from employee empowerment. The basic
needs of employees must feel met for employees to give you their discretionary
energy.
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