Tag: Leadership

Book Review: "Kaizen Express"

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I have always learned a lot from John Shook. As I've blogged about before, I've seen John present about TPS and management (leadership, really)...

Bad News Not Flowing Up at Boeing?

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Tomorrow's blog post today... not that anyone will be reading anything non-Michael Jackson related. RIP. A modern tidbit... I learned about the news via...

LeanBlog Video Podcast #5 – Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S.

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This is an interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., a dentist from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a pioneer in using Lean methods in the...

Jim Collins on Leadership – "Like Lean"?

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How the Mighty Fall: A Primer on the Warning Signs - BusinessWeek Jim Collins, of Good to Great fame, has a new book out called...

Observations from One End of the Hospital

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Lean Leap to Health Care #7 (click for Part #6) by Scott McDuffee "Where is the main entrance? Why do I follow the signs to HERE?...

Japanese CEOs and Leadership

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Toyota Posts Big Loss, Signals More to Come - WSJ.comI saw this article on Saturday and it reminded me to go ahead and blog...

Leadership Thoughts from Late Great Detroit Pistons

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NBA, Olympic coach Chuck Daly dies at 78 I grew up outside of Detroit during the Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" era so I spent a...

Bad Times? Don’t Blame!

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Management Tip of the Day :: April 15, 2009 :: HarvardBusiness.orgIt's nice to see HBR, for once, spreading the message of Dr. Deming. If...

Doofus and Leanie Cartoon #1 – Gemba

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Back in February, I did a parody of a "Goofus and Gallant" cartoon, if you remember them from "Highlights for Kids" magazine that was...

NIH = "Not Invented Here"

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by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanI believe that NIH, or Not Invented Here, is one of the silliest cultural barriers to...

Online WSJ Comment from Toyota Person

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Toyota Poised to Make Shift in North America - WSJ.com Interesting WSJ comment from this recent piece about planned management changes in North America. Jim Lentz,...

Japan’s CEO Aren’t Greedy Villains

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In Japan, more CEOs share the pain of tough times - USATODAY.comThe USA Today, whether they're trying or not, is doing a good job...
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