Comments on: "An Organizational Accident" http://www.leanblog.org/2007/09/organizational-accident/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:26:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Delegation is Not "Buck Passing" — Lean Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2007/09/organizational-accident/#comment-22855 Delegation is Not "Buck Passing" — Lean Blog Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:38:55 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2007/09/an-organizational-accident/#comment-22855 [...] delegation to “passing the buck.” If you delegate something (whether it’s maintenance of train tracks or toy safety), you are still responsible, as the manager and as the delegating authority. So, I [...] [...] delegation to “passing the buck.” If you delegate something (whether it’s maintenance of train tracks or toy safety), you are still responsible, as the manager and as the delegating authority. So, I [...]

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]]> By: Karen Wilhelm http://www.leanblog.org/2007/09/organizational-accident/#comment-2571 Karen Wilhelm Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:54:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2007/09/an-organizational-accident/#comment-2571 My son lives near one of the Brown Line stations. It was scheduled for rebuilding, which started about 6 months late. It's going to take many months to complete the renovations. Why should it take that long? It all makes me wonder how many layoffs have occurred in the last couple of years. No excuse for criminal neglect of safety, but part of the picture. My son lives near one of the Brown Line stations. It was scheduled for rebuilding, which started about 6 months late. It’s going to take many months to complete the renovations. Why should it take that long? It all makes me wonder how many layoffs have occurred in the last couple of years. No excuse for criminal neglect of safety, but part of the picture.

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]]> By: Tom Southworth http://www.leanblog.org/2007/09/organizational-accident/#comment-2570 Tom Southworth Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:43:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2007/09/an-organizational-accident/#comment-2570 I was in Chicago last week and took the Red Line from Harrison to Sox/35th (US Cellular Field). The train was late coming in to Harrison and it appeared as if they were trying to make up for lost time on the way out. I thought we were going to jump the tracks a few times. I'm glad I didn't read this post until <i>after</i> my trip! I was in Chicago last week and took the Red Line from Harrison to Sox/35th (US Cellular Field). The train was late coming in to Harrison and it appeared as if they were trying to make up for lost time on the way out. I thought we were going to jump the tracks a few times. I’m glad I didn’t read this post until after my trip!

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