Not my typical photograph – but useful for illustrating that Respect for People can and should find its way into design in small ways. The photograph is from a restroom in the Tampa International Airport. What can be appreciated is that every sink has a dedicated paper towel dispenser. That may not seem like a […]
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Plus: None. Delta: Confirm attendance before meeting; Identify clear ground rules for meeting; Maintain focus throughout meeting.
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It is important for Lean performers to read works not intended for a Lean audience. One of those works I recommend is Charles Taylor’s The Ethics of Authenticity, first published in 1991. Taylor is a philosopher and political scientist currently a professor emeritus at McGill University. The book addresses Taylor’s prescription for addressing three malaises, which
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One project team has developed an innovative approach toward reducing the time required to administer the weekly work planning process; while providing greater visibility to the team on the relationship between the weekly plan and the phase plan developed through a collaborative pull planning process. The team has documented their current phase plans on a
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I learned about Lean – like most other people – Lean backwards. I started with the tools and much later came to the understanding that Lean is a nascent social construct that addresses how people best relate to each other through work. There is a prevailing conviction among people that study Lean that the construct
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Courtesy of my daughter – it’s important they learn the plus-delta practice when they are young! Plus: Worked on different styles of dance; It was okay to make mistakes: There were pretty purple lights; They chose good songs; All the teachers were amazing; The teachers included choreographers from Broadway and TV; We were able to try new things.
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There is a long way to go before U.S. society understands basic economic fundamentals in Lean terms. Carrier, the heating and cooling equipment subsidiary of United Technologies is back in the news after reversing course on offshoring jobs to Mexico. The offshoring was reported to save $65 million per year. No doubt that used a
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With so much emphasis on the importance of incremental daily improvement as part of Lean thinking, it is important to keep in mind the value of look far ahead of the next day’s Plan-Do-Study-Adjust cycle. Those improvements should be moving toward a future state, closing the gap between today’s reality and a better future. There
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Plus: Innovative platform for managing weekly work plans; Real time coordination between last planners; Organizing agenda so participants can leave once their project concerns are addressed. Delta: Manage the meeting to end on time; Schedule outside demands so superintendents can participate in all weekly meetings; Get phase planning current for all elements of the project.
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In Moving Forward Faster: the Mental Evolution from Fake Lean to REAL Lean Bob Emiliani identifies economic, social, and political ideas that must be eliminated; along with a list of management mistakes that are repeated throughout history. The book addresses a concern that while many people embrace the “Continuous Improvement” Lean principle, relatively few understand or
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