As we enter into the last quarter of the year, it is a great time to start reflecting on what worked and what did not work during the past year. Most of us have been working diligently every week going through a process of deciding what tactics to continue doing, what to change, what to Read More …
Beth Carrington explains the Improvement Kata in less than a minute. Serves as a nice introduction, especially for sales and marketing folks. But, on Friday we will introduce a 10-minute session, stay tuned! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/embed/rGGid_WvLnk/
Look: A Practical Guide for Improving Your Observational Skills by Jim Gilmore’s introduces a metaphor of “six looking glasses.” Each looking glass represents a particular skill to master in order to enhance the way we look at the world. It was a takeoff of Edward De Bono’s 6 Thinking Hats and also De Bono’s lesser known book the Read More …
Jim Gilmore’s new book, Look: A Practical Guide for Improving Your Observational Skills, introduces a metaphor of “six looking glasses.” Each looking glass represents a particular skill to master in order to enhance the way we look at the world. The six skills include binoculars, bifocals, magnifying glass, microscope, rose-colored glasses, and blindfold looking. Each looking glass provides Read More …
The power of Kata differs than most Lean thinking. Most efforts with Lean in Sales and Marketing focuses on the use of the “Why” question; solving problems and offering solutions. Kata focuses on the “What” creating situational awareness. At the basic level (Why) and what I might call the commodity trap, we still need to solve Read More …
The Improvement Kata + Coaching Kata (IK/CK) are about deliberate practice to develop scientific-thinking skill and mindset. That means IK/CK works well in combination with your existing Lean efforts. Based on the book: Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results by Mike Rother. The Five-Question card is available at http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mrother/KATA_Files/KC2_Opening.pptx There is a related Read More …