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Why TPS is not "Lean for The Masses" ....hint, the answer is in the name!


Why TPS is not "Lean for The Masses" ....hint, the answer is in the name!
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*Confession of a Lean Heretic* The Machine That Changed the World book cover At the risk of being branded a heretic, I'd like to propose that, in their seminal books on Lean (The Machine that Changed ...
Dec 26, 2020

“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”


“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.”
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That quote from Albert Einstein has a particular resonance today, given the recent troubles of one of our (Irish) national political parties, Fine Gael and it's handling of the "Alan Shatter affair". ...
Dec 26, 2020

Confusing Common Practices with Best Practices


Confusing Common Practices with Best Practices
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I work quite a bit with helping senior management teams improve the performance of their organisations and one of the most common issues I come across is the confusion between "common practices" and "...
Dec 26, 2020

When Fixing What's Broken Doesn't Work


When Fixing What's Broken Doesn't Work
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*Don't Improve Your Legacy Business System, Shed It!* For over 30 years now I have been engaged by organisations in the service and knowledge-work sectors to help them improve their performance. In al...
Dec 26, 2020

Joined-Up Thinking and the "Germ Theory of Management"


Joined-Up Thinking and the "Germ Theory of Management"
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If I hear another commentator, while bemoaning the ills of our country (any country but in my case Ireland), say that "what we need is some joined-up thinking" and say it as if it's some "as-yet-to-be...
Dec 26, 2020

Today's Problems Come From Yesterdays Solutions.


Today's Problems Come From Yesterdays Solutions.
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The above quote from Peter Senge's great book "The Fifth Discipline" is one of those profound pieces of wisdom that, even when said out loud,, doesn't always capture the depth of the insight. Edward D...
Dec 26, 2020

What is Lean Enterprise Excellence & Operational Excellence


What is Lean Enterprise Excellence & Operational Excellence
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Great stories have a  * p *     *...
Dec 26, 2020

Why "Cause" beats "Urgency" every time.


Why "Cause" beats "Urgency" every time.
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I admire John P Kotter, I have been an avid reader of his books and an evangelist for his message about leading change. In his book "Urgency" Kotter says he believes that "the single biggest error peo...
Dec 26, 2020

Transforming Lean: Is Leans Roots in Japanese Religion and Culture holding it back?


Transforming Lean: Is Leans Roots in Japanese Religion and Culture holding it back?
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Christian Wittrock from Aarhus University in Denmark wrote an interesting paper* in 2015 tracing Leans roots in Japanese religion and culture. The abstract from his paper states: "James Womack, Daniel...
Dec 26, 2020

Service Sectors Biggest Problem Solved: How Long is a Piece of String?


Service Sectors Biggest Problem Solved: How Long is a Piece of String?
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Anybody familiar with fractals will know that the answer to the question is "infinite". Fortunately most teams in service and knowledge work organisations don't need to calculate the length of your co...
Dec 26, 2020

Easiest Way To Improve Performance? Step 1: Stop Making Things Worse!


Easiest Way To Improve Performance? Step 1: Stop Making Things Worse!
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I work with service and knowledge work organisations and it's often quite surprising to them how much they can improve performance by just stopping making things worse. Of course, its not that people ...
Dec 26, 2020

"Whistling Past The Graveyard" of Bad Performance Measures in Organisations.


"Whistling Past The Graveyard" of Bad Performance Measures in Organisations.
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In Ireland, where I come from, we have a tradition of folklore, mystery, tall tales, "sayings" and proverbs that cover every possible life situation, one of which is "whistling past the graveyard". Ac...
Dec 26, 2020
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