Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

For example, employees in a white-goods manufacturing plant in Italy learned about lean manufacturing by playing with Legos rather than cooktops. In two weeks, the production team made lean manufacturing their own, reducing internal defects by 30% and improving productivity by 25%.

Motivation 15

Motivation Lean Manufacturing Management Learning-by-Doing 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2014

Leader standard work is a term often used in lean manufacturing. In its simplest form, leader standard work is a regular cadence of activities and questions that bring leadership into physical contact with managers and frontline employees. Leadership Managing people Project management'

Lean Manufacturing 12

Lean Manufacturing Long-term Project Performance Review 12

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 21, 2018

In a recent conversation with a friend who serves as both a management consultant and leadership coach, he shared a few lessons he’s learned in 30 plus years of engagement in turnaround efforts. He commented on the self-described qualities and skills of the senior managers he had guided.

Deming 31

Deming Ohno System Audience 31

Curious Cat

JUNE 1, 2016

I have also created a ranking for personal travel blogs , leadership blogs and will add a few more. I hope you enjoy the ranking and really hope you find a few new blogs you benefit from reading. There are quite a few interesting management improvement blogs, though honestly there are many fewer good posts than there were 5 years ago.

Blog 40

Blog Management Metrics Travel 40

Deming Institute

MARCH 2, 2017

Related: Minimize Total Cost – Leadership While Viewing the Organization as a System – How to Create a Continual Improvement Culture – Building a Great Software Development Team.

Deming 28

Deming System Quality Cost 28

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2012

In Italy, the classic leadership style is pushy and directive. The company was also trying to integrate the principles of lean manufacturing into its working styles, and Agostini found that changing the gender balance was a key lever in changing behaviors more generally. We needed to understand our consumers better.

Lean Manufacturing 8

Lean Manufacturing Competitive Advantage Bottom-up Leadership Styles 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Toyota made its quality reputation sending its lean manufacturing experts into its suppliers' production lines to advise them on product design and process improvement. World-class best customers like Toyota, Tesco and Wal-Mart are famous for actually pushing their suppliers to be more innovative.

CTO 15

CTO Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

To foster a common sense of urgency, every member of our leadership team was provided a copy of John Kotter’s “ Our Iceberg is Melting.” We enlisted experts in operational effectiveness and service excellence, and both leaders and front line staff were trained on the principles of lean manufacturing.

Health Care 8

Health Care Ishikawa Lean Manufacturing Early Adopters 8