A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of October
2023.  You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here.  

From
Punishment to Improvement: Transforming Workplace Culture – Mark Graban explains
why it is important create a culture of learning and innovation instead of fear
and punishment.

The
Strategy of the 14 Points – Christopher Chapman makes the case that Dr.
Deming’s 14 Points are in fact a strategy any management team in any industry
may use to become more effective and competitive.

Improving
Coaching Skills in the Workplace – Steve Kane shares 9 practical steps you
can take to enhance your coaching skills.

Harnessing
AI Large Language Models for Process Improvement – John Knotts outlines
five areas where AI could enhance or streamline your processes.

Why
is Business Transformation so Hard? Lessons from the ‘Back Pain Industry’ –
Pascal Dennis shares 5 lessons from his experience in the back pain industry
for lean and business transformation.

The Toyota KPI
Dashboard—Safety, Quality, Productivity,
Cost –
Christopher Roser shares a series of posts overviewing the Toyota KPI
dashboard.

What
Can We Do Instead of Appraising People? – Christopher Chapman shares some
excerpt from Deming and Peter Scholtes on why appraisals are misguided and what
can be done instead.

The Recipe
for Being a Top Leader – Bob Emiliani shares pattern or recipe of 10 characteristics
that stand out from most top business leaders over 30 years of studying them.

Cultivating
Psychological Safety: How Leaders Can Encourage Openness About Mistakes –
Mark Graban explains that you can’t just tell people to speak up, you need to create
a culture where the benefits of speaking up outweighs the perceived risks.

Catchball:
The Lean Approach to Streamlining Collaboration and Feedback – Maggie Millard
provides an introduction to the Lean concept of catchball and why it’s
important to success.

Continuous
Improvement With Lean Systems in Manufacturing – Noah Paratore explores the
concept of continuous improvement within the framework of lean systems in the
manufacturing context.