Tag: Respect for People
Working 40 Minutes a Day?
Star-Telegram.com 09/03/2007 A closer look at four survey participants:There was a feature in the local paper a few weeks back about what...
Happy Labor Day
Monday is Labor Day, a holiday in the United States. Since one of the main pillars of the Toyota Production System is "respect...
Not Respecting the Front Line Workers
Road Commission under fire - mlive.com:One of the two pillars of the Toyota Production System is "respect for people." It's a shame that...
Updated: An Interesting "Respect for People" Question
Lean Insider - Toyota Shifting Production to Lower Labor Costs? It Could HappenThe Lean Insider blog poses an interesting question.... is it keeping...
Two L.A.M.E. Tales
Irony is Beautiful - TrumpetMasterWhy these stories are on a trumpet player message board is beyond me (thank you Google Alerts for finding the...
“You’re Not Developing Your People,” says Norman Bodek
By Norman Bodek, PCS Press
Note: This originally appeared recently on the NWLean email list. This is re-printed with Norman's permission. Consider it a preview...
Excessive CEO Pay Disrespects Employees
Hundreds of CEOs top $8.3M pay mark - USATODAY.com:This isn't exactly "news" or at least anything new. Excerpt from the article:"CEO pay isn't...
Step 1: Anger Employees, Step 2: Mollify Them
Northwest Air, Out of Chapter 11, Aims to Mollify Customers, Labor - WSJ.comMollify (v): to soften in feeling or temper, as a person;...
eBay and Respect for People
shmula ยป eBay and Toyota: Respect for People : Business, Technology, and Stuff in BetweenOur friend, Pete Abilla, is two weeks into his...
VA Pittsburgh Definition of TPS
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Toyota Production System --> Dead Link
Here is a nice succinct definition of the Veteran's Affairs hospital production system in Pittsburgh....
L.A.M.E. — Thinking That Lean Hurts People
'Lean Production' May Also be a Lean Toward InjuriesPeople getting hurt would be a good indicator of Lean As Misguidedly Executed. The above...
TX Paper Accuses Mulally of Insulting Salespeople
Star-Telegram.com | 04/06/2007 | America's Great Automotive StuntmenLocal car columnist Ed Wallace seems like a friendly curmudgeon. This week, he writes about Ford's...