Tag: Respect for People
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Circuit City's harsh layoffs give glimpse of a new world
First off, Circuit City is not a "Lean" company. So when people ask "is Lean...
Workers, Supervisors, and Respect
The End of the Line as They Know It - New York TimesThe link above is an article about "Detroit Three" employees taking voluntary...
Is a “Rude” Customer Still Right, at Starbucks or any Setting?
Starbucks Gossip: I know Starbucks would never allow a sign like this to be posted...
One blog I follow sometimes is one run primarily for...
Newsflash! Respecting workers = better results!
By Dan MarkovitzYesterday's Wall Street Journal ran an article explaining that employees are more likely to embrace changes when they're fully informed of the...
Poll: Most Companies Neglecting Employees
In the Lead - WSJ.comMaybe the whole Toyota notion of "respect for people" and developing employees is the real "secret" sauce that companies can't...
Another Sad Example of Gaming the System: Validation Engineering
Back to my original post about gaming the system, there are three ways people can respond to pressure to improve:
They can work to improve...
Misguided ‘Office Lean’: How Bad 5S Practices Give Lean a Bad...
A few weeks back, the British media was having a field day with reports of and complaints about what sounds like a horribly misguided...
What you Permit, you Promote
StuderGroup - Conversations with Quint StuderAnother great discussion from Quint Studer's management blog (I hate to call it a "healthcare blog" because that might...
GM’s Actual Ad Actually Lame
Here is the actual ad that ran during the game, after seeing the preview here. If you're reading this via RSS or a news...
GM’s Lame Superbowl Ad with a Depressed Robot
Kevin Meyer, over at Evolving Excellence, gets credit for finding this first -- GM's Super Bowl commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo0bXK7w7gA&ab_channel=Surfsidespringer
My comments, posted on Kevin's site:
Imagine if the...
Does HR work for Employees or the Company?
Lean Blog: Lean Should be Better Supported by HRI got this email from a blog reader, name withheld:"I read your items about annual reviews...
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...
