We’ve all undoubtedly had the notion of respect for people drilled into our heads. Of course, it’s easy to speak about such a principle. Much harder to live it.
In any event, let me humbly add another recipient of our deserved respect.
Process.
First, a distinction, it’s not THE Process, meaning we are not talking about one single, special process that is elevated above all others. We’re talking about ANY process within our value streams.
During a recent trip to the great state of Texas, I heard some down-home wisdom, “Before you season your food, why don’t
Truthfully, the only times I have ever heard the term "plausible deniability," other than my own frivolous use, is in movies or TV shows about clandestine operations and the like. Wikipedia says, at least for now,
Plausible deniability refers to the denial of blame in loose and informal chains of command where upper rungs quarantine the blame to the lower rungs, and the lower rungs are often inaccessible, meaning confirming responsibility for the action is nearly impossible...
Several weeks ago, a client mentioned that they were planning on establishing a “war room,” but did not especially like that name.
The lean management system (LMS) is an integral part of an effective lean business system.
Today's Wall Street Journal front page contained an article entitled, "Moment of Truth for Productivity Boom." The article refl
Several days ago, during a health care value stream analysis, I was impressed with the team's bias for action.
Joe Dager, an expert in lean marketing and founder of the Business901 blog
Recently, I added a new step to my kaizen event standard work.
This may be a blinding flash of the obvious, but while leaders typically work hard, it’s a different type of work. Most leaders are engaged in a lot of firefighting.
