Lean Roundup #182 – July 2024

A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of July 2024.  You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here.  

 

Why Do You Manage the Way Others Manage? – Bob Emiliani discusses the failed leadership methods of others and shares an alternative way to be a better leader.

 

A Company’s Continuous Improvement Journey – John Knotts proposes a continuous improvement journey based on changing your culture not treating it like a series of projects which is never successful.

 

Design Your Organization to Serve Customers Well – John Hunter goes back in the archives to  discuss the value of talking to those in your organization that take what you produce (a product or service) and use that in their work as your organization continues to work to deliver to the “end users” (final customers).

 

Aikido & Lean – It’s All the Same – Pascal Dennis describes the underlying unity in martial arts and management.

 

Is Your Problem Technical or Adaptive? – Mark Rosenthal talks about the difference between technical solutions and adaptive solutions to problem solving.

 

Improve Design Team Collaboration: A Beginner’s Guide to Setting Up an Obeya Room - John Drogosz explains how to set up a successful obeya room and watch your team collaboration soar.

 

Essential Operational Excellence Leadership Behaviors – Maggie Millard shares ten proven leadership behaviors help organizations achieve operational excellence from Shingo Prize Model.

 

The Anti-Lean Movement – Bob Emiliani explains from decades of experience the degree to which CEOs and others high in status are against Lean management and what animates their hostility towards it.

 

Throwback Thursday: Engaging Staff as Problem Solvers Leads to Continuous Improvement at Allina Health – Mark Graban revisits an article about engaging staff as problem solvers through the implementation of the Kaizen methodology.

Beware Prizes, Belts & Self-appointed Experts – Pascal Dennis says plenty of organizations have committed themselves to achieving some prize and some are worth pursuing but he best ones recognize that the prize or certificate is nothing more than a kick-start, a proxy for the hard work of building a management system & getting results based on feedback from the customer.

From Football to Your Workplace: Why a Lone Wolf Can’t Transform An Organization – Mark Graban says transforming an organization, whether an NFL team, a hospital, or a manufacturing plant, requires more than just hiring a great player it demands a commitment to leadership, culture change, and continuous improvement.