Tag: Leadership

NWLEAN : Message: Why does Lean struggle to take hold in the U.S.?I'm a member of the Yahoo Group called NWLEAN, where there's often...

Listen: LeanBlog Podcast #34 is a discussion with Chris Harris, from Harris Lean Systems, and co-author of the book Developing a Lean Workforce: A Guide...

Even CEOs think CEOs are overpaid? - Yahoo! NewsFrom a recent survey:Sixty-four percent of top executives view CEO compensation as excessive, according to survey...

Management Leaders Turn Attention to Followers - WSJ.com This article caught my eye, this idea that someone other than top executives might actually have some...

What your CEO drives says a lot - USATODAY.com: One thing I love about the Toyota Way is the humility and down-to-Earth nature of leaders,...

If you're a regular reader, you might recall the Cedar-Sinai medical error that harmed Dennis Quad's twins (and others). Quaid and his wife are now...

C.E.O. Evolution Phase 3 - New York TimesIn this quote:Mr. "is disarmingly unpretentious," he added. "...he towers over other C.E.O.'s when it comes...

Role of Management in a Lean Manufacturing Environment If you want to learn about the Toyota style of leading people, one of the best sources...

Implementing LEAN in our IT Office - IT Project Guy - FindTech BlogsHere is a blog post written by an IT project manager, Gary...

As I thought about this post earlier, with the employee quote about being beaten down, I had a flashback to my time at GM,...

NWA puts an emphasis on serviceI saw this article in the Detroit paper when connecting on a Northwest Airlines flight today. My flight...

Merrill Lynch ousts CEO O'Neal - Boston.comI don't pretend to know the first thing about investment banking other than it's a lucrative career. ...