Tag: Leadership

Leadership That Builds Better Systems, Better Results, and Better Work

Leadership isn’t about titles, charisma, or quick decisions—it’s about creating systems where people can do their best work and continuously improve. This archive brings together blog posts, podcasts, and reflections on leadership through a Lean lens, drawing on ideas from Deming, Toyota, healthcare, and real-world management practice. The common theme: leaders shape culture, influence behavior, and own the systems that produce results—for better or worse.

Leadership versus Management

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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 Lean Guy Reads the WSJ

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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...

Some Questions About Managers

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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

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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

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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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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...

Would We Ever See This Today?

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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%

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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

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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?

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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?

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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

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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...
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