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Recording of My Lean Global Connection Event Talk -- And a Mistake!
I was thrilled to be invited to join more than 100 other speakers for this day-long (24 hours) global event — the Lean Global Connection event presented by the Lean Global Network. It was free, and it looked to be an amazing event. I was able to watch a few sessions live. But, better yet, recordings are now available through this YouTube playlist. My session is embedded further down on this page. Keep reading to hear about the mistake that tripped things up at the start of my presentation.
Join Me at the Lean Global Connection Event Tomorrow!
Join me and more than 100 other speakers for this day-long (24 hours) global event — the Lean Global Connection event presented by the Lean Global Network. It's free, and it looks amazing. I'll be doing a 30-minute session on “Psychological Safety as the Foundation for Lean Management.” Topics include: What is Psychological Safety? How does it enable Andon Cords, Catch Ball, Daily Huddles, and Continuous Improvement?
CIO Spotlight: Leon Roberge, Toshiba America Business Solutions
What roles or skills are you finding (or anticipate to be) the most difficult to fill? “In almost every technology hub, the labour market is extremely challenging. You must balance the training of junior resources with the need for senior talent that can hit the street running.” Toshiba America Business Solutions Name: Leon J. Roberge, Jr Company: Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc.
Fundamentals Redux--An Appreciation of Kaizen Express
As part of our monthly look at a book from LEI's catalog, we are republishing this appreciation of Kaizen Express by its co-author John Shook. Please note that the Post will not publish new articles for the remainder of this holiday week. Please enjoy your Thanksgiving in whatever shape it takes during this pandemic-colored times. As a toast, we offer gratitude for community, passion, and respect for people. And, of course, we are grateful for you, our readers.
Ask Art: What Was Danaher Like In the Early Days of Lean?
Launching Lean at Danaher Ah, nothing like a trip down memory lane. I’ve written about some of this before so forgive me for any redundancies. I’ll try and highlight some of the key lessons learned as we go along. When we started lean at Danaher in 1987, the company was approximately $1 billion in sales. We had 13 separate and totally unrelated companies.
How Can I Engage Our Leaders to Learn (and Teach) Lean?
With lean, understanding what you did is one thing, but understanding why—both the rationale and what you expected to get from it—is the important takeaway. Failing to explore this runs the risk of implementing the lean “tools” without any understanding of the overriding business strategy, or how the tools work together and what kind of results you should expect. Unfortunately, I think we are still mired in the “tools” phase of lean at most companies today.
How Wiremold Reinvented Itself Through Kaizen
(Ah, another stroll down memory lane. In January 1995 I wrote the following article for AME's Target magazine describing Wiremold’s experience with lean. We have received permission from AME to reproduce this piece on the LEI Post. Dates and other references have not been changed from the original publication. I hope you enjoy it.
Travelers Celebrity Pro-Am Tee Times
You won’t have to get up early to see the most popular celebrities at the Travelers Championship on Wednesday. The biggest names in the event all tee off in the afternoon. The following are tee times for the Travelers Celebrity Pro-Am. Professional golfer is listed first, followed by team. Celebrities in bold.
Travelers Celebrity Pro-Am Tee Times
Former Connecticut basketball player Ray Allen and Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall react after hitting on the first hole at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in ... more Former Connecticut basketball player Ray Allen and Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall react after hitting on the first hole at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in Cromwell, Conn.
Travelers Celebrity Pro-Am Tee Times
Former Connecticut basketball player Ray Allen and Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall react after hitting on the first hole at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in ... more Former Connecticut basketball player Ray Allen and Connecticut football coach Randy Edsall react after hitting on the first hole at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in Cromwell, Conn.
People First Leadership: A Conversation by Jim Morgan with Alan Mulally
by Jim Morgan January 29, 2019 January 29, 2019 | Comments (6) 6 Comments | Post a Comment | Permalink “It seemed nothing short of a miracle could save Ford Motor Company in the mid 2000s. Ford didn’t receive a miracle, but it did get something just as valuable: Alan Mulally.” (Daniel Miller, The Motley Fool, May 2015) I was starting to think that I had made a huge mistake.
Sometimes Lean Journeys Can Begin With Hoshin Kanri | Manufacturing
For a long time, I’ve been dismissive of organizations that want to start their lean journeys with hoshin kanri, (also known as strategy deployment). When you’ve got a company where people are not engaged (at best) or suspicious of management (at worst), it seems to me that getting people involved in everyday improvement to make their jobs easier is a better place to start.
Leadership in a Lean Turnaround Keynote Presentation
At the Lean People Development Summit (formerly Lean HR) hosted by Lean Frontiers in Savannah, GA -- Leading off the second day of the Lean People Development Summit, held September 11-12, will be Art Byrne. The Summit draws professionals from HR, continuous improvement, and leadership to explore how best to design job roles aimed at improvement, build problem-solving skills, define process improvement competencies, and develop leaders at all levels of the organization.
Ask Art: Is there a formula to predict or evaluate the success of a lean implementation?
This is a great question with many implications. Most people need some way to define success numerically; but what are the right metrics to look at? The ultimate goal for anyone running a business is to increase enterprise value. This still leaves you with the question of “as compared to what?”, and even then, the question remains: is it good enough? Or, should the result have been even higher if I did a better job on my companies’ lean turnaround?
Ask Art: What to Look for in a Lean Team Leader
People often ask me what to look for in a team leader—whether the person needs to have experience in that function, for example. And what I tell them is that the real thing to look for in a prospective team leader is their attitude—their willingness to learn (and then teach) lean with their team. That’s why, in a manufacturing setting, value stream team leaders do not have to have a manufacturing background. That is traditional thinking, but not lean.
Doing Lean Versus Becoming Lean
We live in a world where organizations address opportunities for improvement by rolling out programs. These programs are defined, deployed, and tracked for adoption. The idea is that cultural mindsets, tools, and policies are things that should be applied to organizations. Programs are often defined at the senior levels of the organization, deployed by the middle managers, and expected to be adopted by the lower level employees.
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