A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of February,
2016. You can also view the previous
monthly Lean Roundups here.
How
Failed Lean Implementations Are Like a Bad Home Theater System – Mark Graban
discussed the failure of Lean implementation when you just look at a few tools
with a systematic approach.
How to
Observe – Matt Wrye provides a few pointers from experience on how to
observe.
Lead
With Respect For Better Results – Pete Abilla says leading with respect is
a radically different approach that engages staff and shows them the way
forward.
Bump and Grind –
Bruce Hamilton says no amount of tactics can overcome a bad strategy.
The
thinking behind an effective Gemba Walk – Tracey Richardson shares some of
the key points to an effective Gemba walk.
Lean
Thinking in Software Design – Pascal Dennis describes Lean thinking in
software design.
It
might be too late to get “Buy In” by the time you bemoan the lack of it –
Mark Graban talks about why there’s a lack of buy in and how to get it.
Weighing
the Waste of Waiting – Jon Miller discusses the waste of waiting when is
comes to the most common example of meetings.
Why
Your Factory is Failing in Its Green Initiative - Brooke Chaplan shares 3
reasons why your green initiative might be under-performing your goals, and how
to resolve this.
Notes and
Thoughts from KataCon 2 – Mark Rosenthal share some notes about leadership
development from KataCon 2 conference.
What
Direction Are You Heading? – Matt Wrye describes what “true north” means to
organization’s vision and strategy.
How Do I Sell
Lean to My Boss? – Pete Abilla shares several points that manager’s will
find value in when trying to implement Lean.
Say No – Steve Kane
says that saying no to unnecessary commitments (overburden) can liberating.
Make
the invisible visible – Visual management in agile product development –
Hakan Forss says too create a common and shared understanding in knowledge work
we often need to make the invisible visible.
What is Lean
Management? Bob Emiliani describes what Lean management means and how it
differs from other approaches.
Accountability:
Not What You Think it is... – Mike Orzen says accountability is not about
blame it is about creating a learning environment.
80% of a Lean implementation failure is the lack of a true cultural transformation from Leadership to the associates of a company. If you slap in Lean tools and do not change the culture of the company, Lean will fail. Lean tools without a genuine culture change is a Lean façade.
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