Tag: Leadership
Leading Lean A-Z: "I" for Integrity
by Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author, The Hitchhiker's Guide to LeanSome of you have read the beginning of my Leading Lean A-Z. You can see the...
Lean as a Superhero?
What people often think Lean is -- a superhero there to "save them" or to "make them Lean."
As illustrated below:
How people should really view...
The Value Stream of Succession Planning and Leader Development
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?...
A Lean Guy Reads FORTUNE
As I was catching up on my back issues of FORTUNE, I had a few Lean thoughts as I read.In the June 9 edition,...
Jamie Flinchbaugh Video: Daily Improvement
Everybody Everyday: Managing for Daily Improvement
The link above is an online video presentation by Jamie Flinchbaugh, courtesy of IndustryWeek (click here to subscribe to...
The Risks of Superficial Change
Rupert Cornwell: Cuban leader must learn from Gorbachev's mistakes - Commentators, Opinion - The IndependentI was reading this column yesterday and I thought of...
These Quotes from “Toyota Culture” on Servant Leadership are Powerful
I've been making my way through the book Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way at a regrettably slow pace.
There's such...
Can Convis Turn Dana Around?
toledoblade.com -- Dana CEO, veteran of Toyota, hailed as mentorHere's another nice article that gives an overview of the leadership style of Gary Convis,...
Trouble in a Fort Worth Hospital
JPS patients get shortchanged as cash surpluses keep growingThis linked article is a preview of what I'll be blogging about next. I'm trying an...
Lean Blog Podcast #40 – An Anonymous UAW Retiree Who is...
Listen:
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #40, an interview with a retired UAW/GM employee who wishes to remain anonymous, at this point. We have traded many...
Leadership versus Management
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
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...