Tag: Leadership
Some Questions About Managers
Earlier this week, I asked some questions that managers and leaders should ask, prompted by an email I received through the blog.I've been thinking...
Some Questions for Managers
Some rhetorical questions to managers who say they want to "be Lean":Do you properly train new employees or do you just throw them into...
Interesting NWLEAN Discussion
NWLEAN : Message: Why does Lean struggle to take hold in the U.S.?I'm a member of the Yahoo Group called NWLEAN, where there's often...
LeanBlog Podcast #34 — Former Toyota Leader Chris Harris Discussing Lean...
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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...
Would We Ever See This Today?
Even CEOs think CEOs are overpaid? - Yahoo! NewsFrom a recent survey:Sixty-four percent of top executives view CEO compensation as excessive, according to survey...
God Forbid You Actually Listen to the Bottom 98%
Management Leaders Turn Attention to Followers - WSJ.com
This article caught my eye, this idea that someone other than top executives might actually have some...
What a Delusional CEO Drives
What your CEO drives says a lot - USATODAY.com:
One thing I love about the Toyota Way is the humility and down-to-Earth nature of leaders,...
Quaid Case Update: Whose Responsibility is Standardized Work?
If you're a regular reader, you might recall the Cedar-Sinai medical error that harmed Dennis Quad's twins (and others).
Quaid and his wife are now...
The New Style CEO?
C.E.O. Evolution Phase 3 - New York TimesIn this quote:Mr. "is disarmingly unpretentious," he added. "...he towers over other C.E.O.'s when it comes...
Gary Convis on Lean Leadership
Role of Management in a Lean Manufacturing Environment
If you want to learn about the Toyota style of leading people, one of the best sources...
Define the Goals, Otherwise Anxiety Builds
Implementing LEAN in our IT Office - IT Project Guy - FindTech BlogsHere is a blog post written by an IT project manager, Gary...
“Beat Down On Them”
As I thought about this post earlier, with the employee quote about being beaten down, I had a flashback to my time at GM,...