Not new, but definitely bears repeating. The Iceberg of Ignorance (I love the name). If you really think about it, imagine how much could you learn about your organization simply by asking your frontline workers to lunch?
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The optimist says the glass is 1/2 full.
The pessimist says the glass is 1/2 empty.
The
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practitioner says the glass is the wrong size, too large by 2.
Love this....Leadership team development is KEY. “It’s about inverting the hierarchical triangle so leaders can realize that their roles are to support teams rather than direct them...It’s a paradigm shift for many leaders.”
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You've recognized the need to create a
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As part of your leader standard work, do you get out to the real place frequently to “sustain new behavior” or do you simply visit the huddle board and risk sustaining the old behavior?
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The Old Lean Dude's latest blog post - a terrific (and quick read) before you run out the door this evening. Have a wonderful weekend everybody and a terrific Holiday season!
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"It's about the respect of the people," he said. "If you forget the people, you might as well forget the business." Great quote.
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It isn’t just a framework for management. The Shingo focus is on organizational culture conducive to having improvements come directly from the mind of every associate at the organization to get measurable, world-class results.
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Celebrate WiM Massachusetts' one-year anniversary at a Holiday Social December 12 in Waltham MA! Nonmembers welcome! Hope to see you there!
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Silver Toaster Award for Employee Excellence in
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Most people think Hands-On Lean Training for Quality Improvement is hard. Struggle with quality, wasting time & resources? But what if I told you these 3 simple tweaks could easily make all these problems go away? Let me show you: 1. Simulate real-world scenarios in your Lean
It’s hard to believe that 2018 is the 20th anniversary for the Toast Kaizen video. After two decades, nearly one hundred and fifty thousand copies have been sold...