A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of August,
2013. You can also view the previous
monthly Lean Roundups here.
Because Clear
Communication is Difficult – Dragan Bosnjak explains why clear
communications if so difficult and how to come this in Lean.
3 Ways
To Be Agile With Change – Liz Guthridge says to stop managing change but
rather provides strategy to make it happen through active leadership, learning
and engagement.
The 7 Truths of
Projects – Matthew E. May shares 7 truths of projects but says even these
must be broken to be successful.
The Leader's
Journey – Mark Rosenthal share several stories that illustrate the personal
journey leaders must take on their own to become a leader.
Is Lean
Management A Slow Idea? – Mark Graban explores ways to increase the speed
of adoption for Lean thinking.
Do
We Need To Find Management Ideas From Our Industry? – John Hunter explains
that ideas don’t have to come from your industry but why it is important to
match ideas with the problem.
Logistics
and Supply Chain Management – Leancor shares 8 principles essential for
creating lean fulfillment streams in logistics and supply chain management.
The
ABCs of Organizational Culture – Jon Miller explains the basic elements
that make up an organization’s culture.
Middle
Managers Between Rocks And Hard Places – Bill Waddell explains the
challenge middle managers face with local optimization versus entire value
stream that typical senior managers put them in with inadequate goals and
metrics.
Putting The Team In Kaizen
– Bill Kirkwood describes the keys of effective teams and how that translates
to successfully implemented kaizen events.
What
Do Effective Leaders Actually Do Every Day? – Tracey Richardson answers the
question with an approach she calls GTS4, GTS to the 4th
(Go to See --> Grasp the Situation --> Get to Solution --> Get to
Standard = GTS4)
Maslow:
Still Relevant 70 Years Later – Gregg Stocker explains how leaders can
apply Maslow’s hierarchy of needs in everyday situations to be more effective.
My
Standard Work - Part 1 – Evan Durant shares his approach to leader standard
work and how he arrived at it.
The
Continued Relevance of Lean Manufacturing – Scott Johnson explains that
Lean manufacturing is not a management fad but rather a journey of performance
improvement.
From
Lean Edge: How Can CIOs Contribute to Lean Transformations? – Dragan
Bosnjak provides several examples demonstrating how CIOs can support Lean
transformation.
Pick
The Bone Dry Before Reaching For Another – Bill Waddell explains the need
to optimize existing under-utilized equipment before expanding capacity with
additional equipment.
Kanban
Method in a Nutshell – Hakan Forss explains the Kanban approach to business
improvement.
Benchmarking: The Downfall
of Western Civilization? – Blair Nickle shares 5 lessons on benchmarking he
has learned over the years.
Improvement
Requires More Reflection; Less Justification – Gregg Stocker describes the
importance of reflection for driving improvement.
TWI
Card Hacks - Break Down The Job – Bryan Lynd shares a few tips on how to
break down the job correctly.
Leadership
by Welch, Immelt ... and Layer – Kevin Meyer analyzes key leadership
characteristics from some good, not so good, and great leaders.
Adopt or Adapt?
When Modifying Lean Make Sense – Karen Martin explains why adaption makes
sense and how it can grow mindsets and change behaviors.
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