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Where is the Frontline?
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In recent years it’s become fashionable to talk about management’s support for the “frontline,” a peculiar idiom as frontline is technically defined..
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June 30 , 2014.
Addicted to Lean
One of my early lessons in leading change came at the age of 19, while working in in a program known as VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America. The..
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June 16 , 2014.
Be Careful What You Wish For - Part II
Four years ago I posted a funny story passed along to me by a Lean friend, that dealt with the consequences of crazy measures, and how lack of..
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May 27 , 2014.
No Respect
In the last two weeks I’ve had the opportunity to participate in two outstanding conferences celebrating and supporting operational excellence. This..
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May 09 , 2014.
Always Made in America
[Blogger’s Note: A couple of important events coming up in the next couple weeks give me an opportunity to showcase a great American manufacturer in..
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April 23 , 2014.
Permutations
For many years I worked for a manufacturer of pressure and temperature switches, a small company with a very big product selection. In our product..
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April 18 , 2014.
The Road To Lean
An old TV series I watched recently reminded me of an experience I have had many times in my work. In this I Love Lucy episode, Lucy is ordered by..
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April 04 , 2014.
Lines
As any conference-goer can attest, the shortest distance between two points is not a straight line when that line is the lunch line. At Lean..
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March 17 , 2014.
Turkeys
Across a large swath of the U.S., the winter has been especially cold, snowy and dreary this year. So here’s a post with a link to a cheery video at..
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February 25 , 2014.
Can't See
My friend and mentor, Gifford Brown, told me a remarkable story some time back about a visit to his plant in 1987 by Shigeo Shingo in which Shingo,..
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February 13 , 2014.