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Leading Change at the Speed of Electrons (Part I)

Posted on October 4, 2013 · Posted in Uncategorized

Leading Change at the Speed of Electrons (Part I) In an economy that travels at the speed of electrons, organizations that can respond to market changes faster than their competitors.. read more

Leading Change: Setting the Vision for the Path Forward

Posted on October 2, 2013 · Posted in Uncategorized

Leading Change: Setting the Vision for the Path Forward “Where there is no vision, the people perish” Proverbs 29.18 If you’re like most senior leaders, you’re buried in minutiae: paperwork.. read more

From the Middle Outward

Posted on July 18, 2010 · Posted in business, business model, Lean Thoughts, Savings, Waste elimination

In the past I’ve written that, to be sustainable, a Lean transformation needs to start at the top and flow downward. I won’t retract that statement, but I’m learning a.. read more

Who’s Got Authority?

Posted on December 26, 2009 · Posted in Leadership, Lean Thoughts

Can you walk into someone’s facility and tell how Lean they are? Does that seem like an odd question? I ask because consultants have to do it all the time… read more

Posted on October 19, 2009 · Posted in Uncategorized

Whose Fault Is It, Anyway? We live in a culture of blame. How often do we find ourselves observing a poor outcome and asking, “Whose fault is this?” In a.. read more

Come Yourself or Send No One

Posted on September 16, 2009 · Posted in Deming, Leadership, Lean Thoughts

“Come yourself or send no one.” W. Edwards Deming I’m always amazed when executives push back on the suggestion that they need to personally lead their organization’s Lean transformation. I.. read more

Sustaining Lean

Posted on August 19, 2009 · Posted in Leadership, Lean Thoughts

For years my colleagues and I have been telling our clients that 70% of all Lean transformations fail in their first attempt. That’s been our experience. I recently ran into.. read more

Computers: The Bane of Modern Industry?

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Let’s be clear. I’m typing this article on a computer, so I’m not a technophobe. I recognize the tremendous advances that the computer and the Internet have afforded humankind in.. read more