Here's the latest installment of “Key Tweets,” a (usually) weekly post that summarizes some of my tweets (or retweets) from the week, including pictures and other interesting stuff.
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Prayers for Texas and all those affected by #HurricaneHarvey. Join us in the relief effort by donating: https://t.co/QLBMFOjaDG
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 27, 2017
“Toyota say they are working with several orgs, including the American Red Cross and the St. Bernard Project,” https://t.co/WqqDyXZujc
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) September 1, 2017
Great effort by @garrisonbros to raise #HurricaneHarvey relief money through bourbon – learn more: https://t.co/fUtWZXeU38
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) September 1, 2017
“Houston’s world-renowned health care infrastructure found itself battered by Hurricane Harvey" https://t.co/lD8364iOsk
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 29, 2017
Storyboarding my #LeanStartup Week talk – flow & key points first, then slides pic.twitter.com/Jhaz4e1saq
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
I'll be speaking at #leanstartupweek (Oct. 30-Nov. 5)! Join me for a week of keynotes, workshops, mentoring, & more: https://t.co/cnyCwUQk3J
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) September 1, 2017
Poor leaders blame their employees and look for excuses like generational generalizations. pic.twitter.com/BVWyp9wT3B
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
2 data points are not a trend. A metric "improving 2 quarters in a row" — 3 data points — is also not statistically significant trend.
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 28, 2017
#BHAG: It's not about setting a goal. It's about leadership and teamwork. https://t.co/HOHG41v2Hd by @markgraban #Kaizen #Lean
— Maggie Millard (@MaggieMillard88) August 28, 2017
“#Lean Thinking is not a methodology, it's a way of thinking, a way of managing, a way of living. ” https://t.co/SH6eYHejlV
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 29, 2017
Once a person has decided that “knuckleheads” and “people who don’t care” are the problem at work, can they ever change their minds on that?
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 29, 2017
Is "high performing" an empty buzzword like "world class?" https://t.co/M1guougzKp
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 29, 2017
“Horton hospital staff pick up tips on [#Lean and] efficiency from BMW” https://t.co/73oNPXgp9f
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 29, 2017
Want to #change something in your org.? Build an experiment, not a presentation. Test results are more convincing than bullet points.
— Gary Hamel (@profhamel) August 29, 2017
Teams get dumber when honesty, transparency, candor, and constructive dissent are punished.
— Dan Rockwell (@Leadershipfreak) August 29, 2017
insurance company pays me $1 to walk 10,000 steps a day. No credit for biking / lifting. Symbolic of our low aspirations for healthcare
— Paul M (@p_millerd) August 28, 2017
“Don't Blame The Person, Look At Your Process” – a lesson from Dr. #Deming that applies anywhere… https://t.co/dHooPhIx4Q
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 30, 2017
A Retired Hospital CEO Shares the Employee Feedback That was "A Bucket of Cold Water to the Face." https://t.co/J1l2GYmJXG
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 30, 2017
Thanks to Laura Townsend from @batzpatientsafe for our @KaiNexus webinar today. Recording coming soon. Their guides https://t.co/WYuDVcunMJ pic.twitter.com/Zlu5hpmakC
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 30, 2017
These "actions" won't help, though –> “Kudos to Quebec for vowing action on wait times” https://t.co/mQnnDrjo8t
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 30, 2017
Book Review: Practicing Lean https://t.co/PQx7Z3Iy2m
— Dan Markovitz (@danmarkovitz) August 30, 2017
Hope to see you there! https://t.co/rxq8JO35DA
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
I'm looking forward to a great #Agile Day #Chicago – https://t.co/FUcyanjq19 – October 6, I'll be speaking & doing a workshop on the 5th
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
Hospital is “offering workers incentives for presenting ideas that save money or generate additional revenue” https://t.co/1ScISxTaBS
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
“[Toyota] made it clear that it needed executive level support & org-wide culture that cherished talking problems” https://t.co/rlNOh6Xdox
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
“If you don’t want to get any better – if you are satisfied with results – you can’t do anything differently.” https://t.co/rlNOh6Xdox
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
That doesn't mean others will follow suit — “Our job as the #Lean Community is to showcase their achievements” https://t.co/j0lWFEEmuJ
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
It's way more complicated than this: “managers in multinationals proved incapable of doing simple arithmetic” https://t.co/j0lWFEEmuJ #Lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
“Toyota… taught us how to reduce our construction time by 48% from 120 days per house to 61 days per house.” https://t.co/rlNOh6Xdox #Lean
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
“Apple often tests different designs ” https://t.co/sZYKKn0U36
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
🔊 Listen Now: Wells Fargo Acknowledges Creation Of Nearly Twice As Many Possible Fake Accounts https://t.co/pRk2oDpaLD
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
“modeled after ideas used by Intermountain Healthcare, a Utah-based medical network, and Toyota Production System” https://t.co/weNTjPV4E2
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) August 31, 2017
“resources have been brought in from all over the state and all over the nation to help us” https://t.co/SErOxGj2fe
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) September 1, 2017
“We feel we are being neglected by government. Like they don’t care,” https://t.co/bw3NUb652S
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) September 1, 2017
Good for any company to do: “We want to focus on benefits.” #Lean #LeanStartup https://t.co/hnsOzPD1eY
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) September 1, 2017
The WordPress Plugin is not called "Ethical Page Views" since it encourages you to put fake numbers in… pic.twitter.com/Y9EflUyalU
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) September 1, 2017
Over $2600 raised now for @batzpatientsafe through our book and audiobook "Practicing #Lean" – get it today… https://t.co/APtsp1WWve pic.twitter.com/lsqBITLQKl
— Mark Graban (@MarkGraban) September 1, 2017
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