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Ten New Years Resolutions for Lean Managers0
- Guest Post
- January 5, 2010
Note: The following article is reprinted with permission from the author Patricia Wardwell and distributed by GBMP (Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership). Lean thinking brings about many changes in the way companies do business and operate processes. New ways of defining customers, value, total cost and measuring elapsed time for fulfilling customer needs are just the beginning.
READ MOREQuote of the Day January, 1, 20100
- Lean Quote
- January 1, 2010
On Friday’s I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
READ MORESustainability: Ten Factors for Making Culture Change Stick0
- Culture, Leadership, Lean Management
- December 29, 2009
Previously, I discussed creating a Lean culture and characteristics of effective change management and I am going to talk about sustaining this change. Simply, sustainability is about lasting change. Sustainability is discussed often and one of the great issues in management, never mind Lean. We have all seen facts related to the low rates of
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Quote of the Day December 25, 20090
- Lean Quote
- December 25, 2009
On Friday’s I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
READ MOREGuest Post: Happy Employees = Happy Share Holders0
- Guest Post
- December 22, 2009
This is a guest blog post by Ankit Patel, CEO of The Lean Way Consulting. You can follow Ankit’s thoughts on his blog or find him on Twitter @AnkitTheLeanWay. Only 1 in 5 employees is willing to go the extra mile for the company. Many times we look at lean from the P&L aspect and forget the
READ MORECharacteristics of Effective Change Management0
- Culture, Leadership, Lean Management
- December 21, 2009
The other day I posted about the steps necessary to Create a Lean Culture and mentioned the important role leaders have in this process. Changing the culture of an organization requires effective management. Peter Drucker, one of the most influential management thinkers of the past century, said ‘management is about human beings’ and advocated leadership
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Quote of the Day December 18, 20090
- Lean Quote
- December 18, 2009
On Friday’s I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
READ MOREWhat Really Motivates Employees0
- Leadership, Lean Management
- December 16, 2009
Zig Ziglar, the popular American motivational speaker and self help author, said “People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” In a recent article several employee motivational myths are debunked: Many think money motivates but studies show that motivating with money is not effective because
READ MORECreating a Lean Culture0
- Culture
- December 14, 2009
Culture can be defined as the day-to-day experience of the ordinary worker. Many think culture creates successful results but the contrary is true. Performance drives culture. If there is success, people tend to exhibit enthusiasm for change, great support, great teamwork, and great management. Although Lean often involves revolutionary change, culture change is evolutionary, day
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