Looking Lean vs. Being Lean - It Begins With Leadership and Culture
9 January 2006
Over the past few months Bill and I have written several posts on the difference between looking lean and truly being lean. Most of the discussion be…
Carnival of Lean Leadership - January 2006
8 January 2006
The holidays have been a busy time for all of us, but bloggers kept on posting. Here we go again with some of our favorite lean and leadership posts.…
Lean Manufacturing in the Home - Some New Year's Resolutions
31 December 2005
I'm sure I'm not unique in the world of lean manufacturing professionals in that I return from the office every evening and see lean opportuni…
A Lean Look at Task Management
29 December 2005
How effective are you at juggling multiple tasks? What is the effect of irrelevant tasks on value-added activities? A hat tip to Management Craft and…
Are Employees Really Your Most Important Asset?
27 December 2005
"Employees are our most important asset." How many company value/vision/mission statements include that? I would guess over 90%... of the c…
Keep an Eye on Iraq
25 December 2005
Over the past several months I’ve noticed an increasing amount of Superfactory activity originating from Iraq. Several university students have reques…
Are Houses Next?
24 December 2005
Yesterday Bill had a post regarding a comment from Kathleen Fasanella of the Fashion-Incubator blog. In her comment Kathleen mentions "... it rem…
The Importance of Giving Back
18 December 2005
It is probably no coincidence that this time of the year brings thoughts of charity and giving back to the world. As the result of some family medical…