Tag: Respect for People
Why Traditional Suggestion Boxes Don’t Work
I saw this in a workplace, posted by a union. But, you know, as a Lean practitioner, I couldn't agree with this cartoon...
Look at the Root Cause, NWA Management
NWA puts an emphasis on serviceI saw this article in the Detroit paper when connecting on a Northwest Airlines flight today. My flight...
The Same Kind of Different Car Company
A poignant story showed up in the Washington Post during the recent GM strike that hits at the heart of the principle of respect...
Hospital Laboratory Mixups Will Happen Again, Unless…
'I don't want this to happen to anyone else'
This will happen again, unless the process is fixed. Lean can help. Please read on...
I heard...
Booz Gets Lean (without knowing it)
by Dan MarkovitzThe latest issue of Strategy+Business, Booz Allen Hamilton's business journal, features an article on cost cutting. Ordinarily, simple cost cutting flies...
Working 40 Minutes a Day?
Star-Telegram.com 09/03/2007 A closer look at four survey participants:There was a feature in the local paper a few weeks back about what...
Happy Labor Day
Monday is Labor Day, a holiday in the United States. Since one of the main pillars of the Toyota Production System is "respect...
Not Respecting the Front Line Workers
Road Commission under fire - mlive.com:One of the two pillars of the Toyota Production System is "respect for people." It's a shame that...
Updated: An Interesting "Respect for People" Question
Lean Insider - Toyota Shifting Production to Lower Labor Costs? It Could HappenThe Lean Insider blog poses an interesting question.... is it keeping...
Two L.A.M.E. Tales
Irony is Beautiful - TrumpetMasterWhy these stories are on a trumpet player message board is beyond me (thank you Google Alerts for finding the...
“You’re Not Developing Your People,” says Norman Bodek
By Norman Bodek, PCS Press
Note: This originally appeared recently on the NWLean email list. This is re-printed with Norman's permission. Consider it a preview...
Excessive CEO Pay Disrespects Employees
Hundreds of CEOs top $8.3M pay mark - USATODAY.com:This isn't exactly "news" or at least anything new. Excerpt from the article:"CEO pay isn't...