Tag: Respect for People
What you Permit, you Promote
StuderGroup - Conversations with Quint StuderAnother great discussion from Quint Studer's management blog (I hate to call it a "healthcare blog" because that might...
GM’s Actual Ad Actually Lame
Here is the actual ad that ran during the game, after seeing the preview here. If you're reading this via RSS or a news...
GM’s Lame Superbowl Ad with a Depressed Robot
Kevin Meyer, over at Evolving Excellence, gets credit for finding this first -- GM's Super Bowl commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo0bXK7w7gA&ab_channel=Surfsidespringer
My comments, posted on Kevin's site:
Imagine if the...
Does HR work for Employees or the Company?
Lean Blog: Lean Should be Better Supported by HRI got this email from a blog reader, name withheld:"I read your items about annual reviews...
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...
A Wisconsin Lean Story
Metal expands when it's hotHere's a story from a small company that's grown from $3m to $10m in revenue, in part due to Lean...
"I Canna Get Warp Drive Back In Less Than Two Days,...
By Dan Markovitz:(Mark's note: I saw this article and instantly thought of Dan, re: Lean in an office environment. The dynamics in...
NBA’s David Stern on Listening
'Welcome to My World' - WSJ.com:You might remember the story about how the NBA unilaterally changed to a new ball without much input from...
"Being Mean Is So Last Millennium"
Business Week ArticleOK, so here's the palette cleanser after my Bob Nardelli rant. I like to keep a positive piece at the top...
"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...
Respect in Retail Roundup (Wal-Mart and Home Despot)
Forbes Article on Wal-Mart Here is a decidedly pro-Wal-Mart article ("the fair and balanced Lean Blog") in a follow up to this post about...
Signs are Not Error Proofing: Electrical Circuit Breaker Edition
I saw this at a hospital lab last year, a great example of true error proofing vs. just putting up warning signs. "Cautions" and...
