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Calvin posted an update a year ago
We have often discussed the question of whether the ability to successfully implement a successful lean initiative is something like being able to dunk a basketball or bench press 300 pounds: One can either do it, or one can’t.
Just as those two abilities depend, at least in part, on one’s DNA, maybe the ability to implement lean does so as…
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Some Managers Just Can’t Get Lean
Though professing a commitment to continuous improvement, they never really grasp what it’s all about.
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Calvin posted an update a year ago
Your business – in numbers. You can glean a lot about what’s happening in day to day operations from talking to experts; however the data can reveal a whole lot more.
Check out this latest installment of Christopher Roser’s series on different ways to “see” the shop floor: https://www.allaboutlean.com/seeing-a-shop-floor-part-5/
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Different Aspects of Seeing a Shop Floor—Data | AllAboutLean.com
In this series on how to understand a shop floor, I talked a lot about the physical shop floor—which in my view is the more important part. However, as mentioned in my last post, looking at already collected data also … Continue reading
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Calvin posted an update a year ago
It’s a challenge to keep the traditional tools we use for continuous improvement or lean efforts fresh and meaningful. All too often, something like “leader’s standard work” becomes a checklist. It does not drive meaningful behavior change.I’d like to share three thoughts/actions you might try to keep your gemba walks meaningful. If you…
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How to Keep Your Gemba Walks Fresh
It’s a challenge to keep the traditional tools we use for continuous improvement or lean efforts fresh and meaningful.
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Calvin posted an update a year ago
Just like in sports, creating a successful culture of Continuous Improvement is largely a function of fitness. What lessons can we learn from the world of athletics to help us transform company performance?
Here’s an article that starts to unpack this…
industryweek.com
Revved for March Madness? Look for These Lessons in Operational Excellence
Seven parallels between action on the court and activity on the shop floor.
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Calvin posted an update a year ago
What specific disciplines should leaders develop in their journey to create a culture of Continuous Improvement? What deliberate routines and behavior patterns of leaders enable others to improve at an accelerated pace?
Join us Monday, March 18th at 1pm to hear Dr William Harvey speak on Leadership KATA to hear powerful ideas for creating…
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Leadership KATA with Dr William Harvey | LinkedIn
What specific disciplines should leaders develop in their journey to create a culture of Continuous Improvement? What deliberate routines and behavior patterns of leaders enable others to improve at an accelerated pace? Join us Monday, March 18th at 1pm to … Continue reading
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