Tag: Wiremold
Jake Stiles on Lean Executives, the Recruiting Landscape, and a Coming...
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Joining me for Episode #456 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jake Stiles, CEO of...
Lean Can Be Very Fragile, Especially With Executive Changes
Lean can be very fragile. History shows that Lean can fall apart even in an organization that is years into a "Lean journey" with strong CEO involvement.
How is this possible? If often happens when a new CEO is brought in from the outside. In the case of the manufacturing company, Wiremold, it happened when they were acquired by a French company, Legrand.
As an aside, the team that coined the term "Lean" almost used the term "fragile," as I blogged about here.
Back in 2007, Bob Emiliani joined me for Episode #30 of the podcast. As we revisit the podcast and the new transcript I had made, what are the lessons for manufacturers or hospitals?
What's the risk that's created when new leadership takes over?
Guest Post: Reports of Kaizen’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated
Mark's note: Today's vacation post is from my good friend Dan Markovitz, who normally blogs here. Listen to my podcasts with him here...
Podcast #132 – Prof. Bob Emiliani, Looking Back at Virginia Mason...
A returning guest for episode #132, we are joined by author and professor Bob Emiliani. Today, we are chatting about some videos he recently...
Bob Emiliani’s Videos from Virginia Mason’s Visit to Wiremold in 2001
Today, I'm sharing a link to some videos our good friend Bob Emiliani has uncovered and posted on his website. Back in November 2001,...
