Tag: Leadership
Observations from One End of the Hospital
Lean Leap to Health Care #7 (click for Part #6)
by Scott McDuffee
"Where is the main entrance? Why do I follow the signs to HERE?...
Japanese CEOs and Leadership
Toyota Posts Big Loss, Signals More to Come - WSJ.comI saw this article on Saturday and it reminded me to go ahead and blog...
Leadership Thoughts from Late Great Detroit Pistons
NBA, Olympic coach Chuck Daly dies at 78
I grew up outside of Detroit during the Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" era so I spent a...
Bad Times? Don’t Blame!
Management Tip of the Day :: April 15, 2009 :: HarvardBusiness.orgIt's nice to see HBR, for once, spreading the message of Dr. Deming. If...
Doofus and Leanie Cartoon #1 – Gemba
Back in February, I did a parody of a "Goofus and Gallant" cartoon, if you remember them from "Highlights for Kids" magazine that was...
NIH = "Not Invented Here"
by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanI believe that NIH, or Not Invented Here, is one of the silliest cultural barriers to...
Online WSJ Comment from Toyota Person
Toyota Poised to Make Shift in North America - WSJ.com
Interesting WSJ comment from this recent piece about planned management changes in North America.
Jim Lentz,...
Japan’s CEO Aren’t Greedy Villains
In Japan, more CEOs share the pain of tough times - USATODAY.comThe USA Today, whether they're trying or not, is doing a good job...
Lean Entrepreneur: It’s All About Connecting People
By Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search:
"Respect for people: Very few businesses start up only on the backs of the sole founder. It takes...
LeanBlog Podcast #64 – Jamie Flinchbaugh, “Coaching”
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #64, again with Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road. In this Podcast, we talk...
Video Podcast Beta V 1.0 – Jamie Flinchbaugh on Coaching
OK, so here is episode #1 of the "beta" (if you will) LeanBlog Video Podcast. Our guest is our good friend Jamie Flinchbaugh. I...
Dr. Deming’s Role of a People Manager
I stumbled across these notes I had taken about 8 or 9 years ago based on a video lecture from Dr. Deming:W. Edwards Deming...