The ‘posters’ of the Lean Is Good blog have grown to four in number. Each of us brings a different background and set of experiences around Deming, lean, and learning. How could we leverage this diversity of thought and voice for the benefit of our readers? We ‘planned’ and came up with an idea that [...]
Filed under: Leadership, Lean, People, People Skills, Roundtable | Tagged: engagement, Leadership, poll | 3 Comments »
I refuse to give up on something after one try so here is my second attempt at lean haiku. If you missed my first try here it is with a brief explanation of my motivation. This one is called a raised hand. he raises his hand nobody cares to answer this place really blows!
Filed under: Lean, Lean Haiku | Tagged: andon, engagement, monty python, respect for humanity, toyota, tpm | 2 Comments »
How does your company roll out its annual business plans? Do you get a huge spreadsheet with every cost possible, including toilet paper usage, broken down by accountants after weeks of calculations? Is there a 95 page Powerpoint presentation that rivals any insomnia methods that exist today? I really despise those techniques
Filed under: Lean | Tagged: A3, business plan, Catch ball, employee involvement, engagement, policy deployment | 3 Comments »
Bruce Baker
Bryan Zeigler
Scott Maruna
Kim Galizio