Happy Friday, Happy Holiday!
Monday morning blues ‘are a myth’ – Science, News – The Independent I’m going to take a bit of a “blog holiday” this weekend, since it’s a holiday in the U.S. (I prefer to call it “Independence Day,” not the…
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Nice Quote
Heard a great comment today: “Suggestions are things somebody else should do. Ideas are things that I can do.” Maybe that is why Norman Bodek’s books and the others (The Idea Generator: Quick and Easy Kaizen and Ideas Are Free:…
Great Lean/TPS Overview in an Unlikely Place
The Open Secret of Success: Financial Page: The New Yorker I’m not normally a reader of The New Yorker, but I thank Norman Bodek for pointing this out as we recorded a new podcast episode (to be released in a…
Are We Cowboys or Not?
Fixing East-West clash challenging Prof. Jeffrey Liker keynoted a Lean event in Oklahoma and is quoted as saying: Maybe the cowboy and the samurai best illustrate the chasm between Eastern and Western corporate cultures, author Jeffrey Liker offered Thursday during…
LeanBlog Podcast #34 — Former Toyota Leader Chris Harris Discussing Lean Workforces
Listen: LeanBlog Podcast #34 is a discussion with Chris Harris, from Harris Lean Systems, and co-author of the book Developing a Lean Workforce: A Guide for Human Resources, Plant Managers and Lean Coordinators. If you enjoy this podcast, I hope…
You Can’t Force Suggestions
There was a question on the NWLean email list about suggestions, in the context of The Idea Generator: Quick and Easy Kaizen, reading in part: “My question is this; is the 2 suggestions per month per employee forced? Meaning do…
The Sun Devil Suggestion System
My wife is an Arizona State alumna, so we’re watching the annual Arizona St / Arizona rivalry football game (well, I’m watching it, she just cares if ASU wins… sort of). The sideline announcer just told a quick story about…
"ROI is Killing America"
LeanBlog Podcast #32 – Norman Bodek in JapanIn his most recent Podcast interview, Norman made a comment that “ROI is killing America.” A listener posted a question about that and you can read Norman’s response here. “Too often in America…
New Shingo Book out Nov 1
Kaizen & the Art of Creative Thinking: Enna I just had a nice conversation with Norman Bodek, which I’ll be turning into a series of Podcast episodes as time allows. One exciting tidbit he shared with me is the publication…
Submit Questions for Upcoming Podcasts
I’m recording a few podcasts in the coming weeks and would love to include your questions. You can email me using the link in the left hand column of this page or you can call and leave me a voice…
LeanBlog Podcast #26 – Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth on Visual Workplace and Visual Thinking
Listen: Episode #26 of the LeanBlog Podcast brings us Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth, of the Visual Lean Institute. She is the author, most recently of the book Visual Workplace, Visual Thinking: Creating Enterprise Excellence Through the Technologies of the Visual Workplace.…
You Still "Gotta Ask"
IndustryWeek : Where Is Your Company’s Next Big Idea Coming From? Chuck Yorke was co-author, along with our friend Norman Bodek, of the book All You Gotta Do Is Ask. In an Industry Week column, Chuck continues to make the…
