@KarenMartinOpEx, Karen Martin, author of The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence, is my podcast guest next week and this is an excerpt from the podcast. Joe: You bring up my next question and lead into it perfectly. Planning seems to be so taboo. Even the Read More …
Every Lean Enterprise practices all kinds of cycles with PDCA being the most prevalent. But has anyone ever asked you to include a Fluff Cycle? My idea of a Fluff Cycle is a deliberate effort to reward you after a period of intense concentration. Greg explains how he uses this technique to enable short bursts Read More …
Lean Thinking continues to be one of the best resources for understanding “What is Lean”. Simply because it describes the thought process, the overarching key principles that must guide your actions when applying lean techniques and tools. From the Book description: Womack and Jones recommend that managers and executives embarking on lean transformations think about Read More …
We are always taught to seek perfection, continuously improve, constant iteration! Set a high standard, practically an unachievable goal and go for it! From Bill Reiter of Fox Sports: Maroney slips to silver in vault She knew it was off as it began, but there was no turning back. She would have to fight through Read More …
David Veech (@leansights) thinks that work should be fun, exciting, challenging, and interesting, and knows that it is leaders who can make or break this kind of workplace. To help organizations of all types develop better leaders, he founded Leadersights in 2011 to focus on this overwhelming task. David is part of the a series Read More …
Later this week, I have a podcast with Jamie Flinchbaugh, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean discussing simulation games and how the Lean Learning Center designs, uses and the expected outcomes of them. After reviewing the podcast, I have to agree with Jamie in his description of applying PDCA to them. An individual and Read More …