Tag: Leadership
Improving the ER on "ER"
YouTube - Improving the ER on ERI don't always watch the NBC show ER, but this portion caught my attention when my wife was...
Are YOU Looking to Get Started?
Shop Management Lean Manufacturing - The Lean Question: How Soon Can I Get Started? - 04/07From the not-so-widely read "Moldmaking Technology" magazine (no offense...
Latest "Leading Lean" Columns
Here are the two most recent "Leading Lean" columns from Jamie Flinchbaugh:April 2007: Consistency Erodes Skepticism Here, Jamie maps out "a route through the...
Lean Does Not Implement Itself
Seeing John Hunter's post with data that says only 19% of companies are happy with their Lean results, here are my thoughts.Lean does not...
Existing Culture vs. a New Manager
SI.com - Writers - The Bonus: Bobby Valentine's Super Terrific Happy Hour
As a lifelong baseball fan (especially as a kid), I found the above...
The War for Talent
davidmaister.com > Passion, People and Principles > The War For TalentThe linked blog post is about the war for consulting/professional services talent, but the...
L.A.M.E.: Not Involving Key Stakeholders
Got this story during an email exchange, used with express permission:-----------------------------I saw my doctor yesterday and told him I was doing a lean publication,...
Iacocca’s Nine C’s of Leadership
USATODAY.comFormer Chrysler chief Lee Iacocca has "failed" at retirement, he says. His latest project is a new book, Where Have All the Leaders...
American Airlines and Employee Input
NPR : American Airlines 'Insources' Maintenance Work
Thanks to my friend Amber for passing this along. It's too bad that management can't empower the customer-facing...
GM Got Gamed (Or, How to Fudge Your Production Numbers to...
Following up on my post about my recent experience with metrics and processes being distorted (and my less-than-perfect Lean coaching efforts), I was thinking...
Learning from Super Bowl Coaches
In the Lead - WSJ.com
The WSJ wrote Monday about the leadership styles of Tony Dungy and Lovie Smith, the Super Bowl coaches for the...
"You can’t s*** on your employees"
Business Week: Out At Home DepotAs more details about the former Home Depot "leader" and his "leadership" come out, it's a sad case...