Monthly Archives: May 2006
Executives Must Stop Jumping From Fad to Fad
WSJ.com - In the Lead ($$)
The entire headline is "Executives Must Stop Jumping From Fad to Fad and Learn to Manage." Amen.
Excellent column in...
Continuous "Improvment"
Find Jobs - Senior Specialist Continuous Improvment
As a far-too-frequent flyer on American, I can tell you first hand that they need continuous improvement. It...
I’ll Defend Ford vs. Wall Street
Hamilton Spectator - NewsI can't believe I'm about to defend Ford. I'm not a huge believer in the Way Forward, it sounds like...
Hospital Lean: Error Proofing
See this link: Stay safe in the hospital
For some people, this is "Everyday Lean" unfortunately. Some great tips here if you, or someone you love,...
Everyday Lean: Speel Chek
Here's another submittal on the Everyday Lean contest:While not being a perfect piece of technology, I think that spell check on email and word...
Lean in the Air Force (Video)
From the Air Force news service and Google Video, a story about what basically sounds like a week-long "kaizen event" with the goal of...
Toyota North America to Get More Control?
Toyota NAmerica forms independent panel to evaluate workplace harassment - Forbes.comToyota Motor North America Names New Leadership Team, Appointing Yuki Funo Chairman and CEO,...
Everyday Lean: Website Data Entry
I saw an example of error proofing when I was registering on Art Smalley's Lean Website. Like many websites, it makes you enter...
Toyota profits jump to $12B
05/11/06 - The Detroit NewsRecord annual profits for Toyota. That seems to happen every year now. Profits = Cash = Investment =...
When Your Only Tool is a Hammer…
IndustryWeek : Beyond Lean: The Perfect Lean MarketSubscribe to IndustryWeek... everything looks like a nail. Right?I'm an Industry Week subscriber and the magazine...
Everyday Lean: The DMV
As we continue our month-long challenge for examples of Everyday Lean, you still have plenty of chances to win. The best will win a...
The Nun and the Bureaucrat
ManagementWisdom.comI blogged earlier about an excellent "Lean Healthcare" DVD called "Good News: How Hospitals Heal Themselves". Please call or email your...
