Lead Change Blog

MARCH 27, 2017

Here are five reasons: Companies Invest in Lean Management, Creating Lean-Related Jobs. GE initially invested $432 million in the United States to develop “ centers of excellence ” that practice lean manufacturing. Lean Allows Managers to Consider Accepting a Position with a Failing Company.

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Engaging Leader

APRIL 10, 2014

Or, if you have a key practice or mindset — for example, lean manufacturing — how do you […]. Or, if you have a key practice or mindset -- for example, lean manufacturing -- how do you spread it throughout your organization? Engaging Leader™ Tactics Team leadership' But it’s really hard.

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Michael Lee Stallard

AUGUST 28, 2016

It also grew when manufacturers worldwide began to adopt the Lean Manufacturing practices of Japanese companies, replacing the overspecialized, assembly-line mentality with teams that developed broader knowledge and skills and had greater autonomy. Leadership Insights of a Hostage Negotiator. You May Also Enjoy: .

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Mike Cardus

JANUARY 19, 2012

This image above explores the differences between an Organizational Structure that has NO managerial-leadership coaching and an Organizational Structure WITH managerial-leadership coaching. The image on the right reflects the ‘ Cascade-of-Planning ’ model or in Lean Manufacturing the Hoshin Kanri used in the Toyota Production System.

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Deming Institute

MARCH 2, 2017

Dan also discusses the primacy good lean efforts (as Deming bases efforts also do) put on creating systems that enable people to create value for the organization. The organization must both give them the opportunity to take joy in their work and also provide the training, education and opportunity to learn and grow.

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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.

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