Tag: Respect for People

Below is a Toyota expression that I love... and this is a statement that could apply in any type of organization, don't you think?...

By Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search:As a LeanThinker I am most unabashedly a free market advocate. Free trade, absolutely. Love those imported fresh...

By Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search:I've been writing quite a bit lately about why respect for people, often vividly demonstrated when your team...

Updated 11/17/08 10 PM central If you have WSJ access, check out today's article "Stores Count Seconds to Trim Labor Costs". I thought, oh no...

I stumbled across a piece Richard Feynman spoke some time ago about "Cargo Cult Science" and couldn't help but extend the analogy to "Cargo...

Toyota's plunge into big pickups veers into a Texas-size ravine - USATODAY.com I've already written about this before, but there was a new article in...

leanblog.org | Lean Blog: Bad Lean/5S Hits the UK Media I presented yesterday and had a great day (meeting people and learning) with the Iowa...

The Associated Press: Toyota lays off 800 line workers at Japan plant I'm starting to cut Toyota less slack for their claims of not having...

by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanWhat's the purpose of thinking about work as a value stream? Is it just a buzzword?...

1) Guardian (U.K.) Story 2) Houston Chronicle Story 3) Chicago Tribune Story Look at those articles. How amazing is this illustration of Toyota's "respect for people" principle? You...

IndustryWeek : Introducing Training Within IndustryOur friend Bryan Lund is featured in this interview with IndustryWeek (click here to subscribe) about the Training Within...

GM preps for new hires after buyoutsThis is a particularly sad story. We often debate the proper role of layoffs and headcount reductions in...