Tag: Leadership

JPS patients get shortchanged as cash surpluses keep growingThis linked article is a preview of what I'll be blogging about next. I'm trying an...

Listen: Here is LeanBlog Podcast #40, an interview with a retired UAW/GM employee who wishes to remain anonymous, at this point. We have traded many...

For a long time, we have been saying that leadership is one of the top reasons that lean efforts fail. Many have begun to...

A few short thoughts from today's WSJ:'Headwind' Blows As Top Executives Navigate Trouble - WSJ.comAs I was reading the first article, above, about executives...

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 rhetorical questions to managers who say they want to "be Lean":Do you properly train new employees or do you just throw them into...

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...

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...

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...

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 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,...

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...