Tag: Leadership
Lean Does Not Implement Itself
Seeing John Hunter's post with data that says only 19% of companies are happy with their Lean results, here are my thoughts.Lean does not...
Existing Culture vs. a New Manager
SI.com - Writers - The Bonus: Bobby Valentine's Super Terrific Happy Hour
As a lifelong baseball fan (especially as a kid), I found the above...
The War for Talent
davidmaister.com > Passion, People and Principles > The War For TalentThe linked blog post is about the war for consulting/professional services talent, but the...
L.A.M.E.: Not Involving Key Stakeholders
Got this story during an email exchange, used with express permission:-----------------------------I saw my doctor yesterday and told him I was doing a lean publication,...
Iacocca’s Nine C’s of Leadership
USATODAY.comFormer Chrysler chief Lee Iacocca has "failed" at retirement, he says. His latest project is a new book, Where Have All the Leaders...
American Airlines and Employee Input
NPR : American Airlines 'Insources' Maintenance Work
Thanks to my friend Amber for passing this along. It's too bad that management can't empower the customer-facing...
GM Got Gamed (Or, How to Fudge Your Production Numbers to...
Following up on my post about my recent experience with metrics and processes being distorted (and my less-than-perfect Lean coaching efforts), I was thinking...
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...
"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...
Driving Organizational Change with Lean Principles: Insights from Jamie Flinchbaugh –...
Here is LeanBlog Podcast #10, again with Jamie Flinchbaugh, Founder of and Partner, co-author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean.
In this Podcast, we respond to...
The Atlanta Braves’ Culture of Winning — Baseball and Lean
WSJ.com - The Culture of Winning
This is a fantastic interview with the General Manager of the Atlanta Braves, John Schuerholz (requires WSJ subscription). Even...
Most businesses are "Soviet" in character?
WSJ.com - Workers of Europe Innovate (subscription required)
Great article in the WSJ today about a company in France that sounds like it's doing many...
