Tag: Respect for People

Working 40 Minutes a Day?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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'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

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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...