Tag: Respect for People

Horrible Interviewing Advice from FORTUNE?

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How to find a job - Fortune on CNNMoney.com Lots of people are on the market right now and I've had many discussions with people...

Ford Not "Blindly Copying" Toyota – They Ignore "Respect for People"??

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Ford CEO Mulally shares Toyota's vision -- Article from USATODAY.com Why does the USA TODAY tend to do a better job with Lean articles than...

Sunday Brunch Thoughts

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So it's Sunday morning, I have a cup of coffee at the ready... nice quiet, peaceful, sunny Sunday morning (you can tell we don't...

Where Would I Be Without Lean?

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By Andy Wagner:I've been in industry for a little over ten years now, reading and thinking about lean for at least seven. ...

What Sets Toyota Apart?

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Below is a Toyota expression that I love... and this is a statement that could apply in any type of organization, don't you think?...

CEO Pay Caps? You Bet!

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By Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search:As a LeanThinker I am most unabashedly a free market advocate. Free trade, absolutely. Love those imported fresh...

The Positive Business Manifesto – Hoshin Planning for Employee Engagement

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By Adam Zak, Adam Zak Executive Search:I've been writing quite a bit lately about why respect for people, often vividly demonstrated when your team...

More Retail Taylorism (The Whole Story)

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Updated 11/17/08 10 PM central If you have WSJ access, check out today's article "Stores Count Seconds to Trim Labor Costs". I thought, oh no...

The "LAME" Cargo Cult and Lean

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I stumbled across a piece Richard Feynman spoke some time ago about "Cargo Cult Science" and couldn't help but extend the analogy to "Cargo...

Toyota’s Commitment to People

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Toyota's plunge into big pickups veers into a Texas-size ravine - USATODAY.com I've already written about this before, but there was a new article in...

Another “Bad 5S” Example

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leanblog.org | Lean Blog: Bad Lean/5S Hits the UK Media I presented yesterday and had a great day (meeting people and learning) with the Iowa...

Toyota, Layoffs, Stabbings, and Respect for People

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The Associated Press: Toyota lays off 800 line workers at Japan plant I'm starting to cut Toyota less slack for their claims of not having...
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