♫ R-E-S-P-E-C-T – Find out what it means to me ♫ (well, actually, to you) Ah – I can’t help but sing along to Aretha Franklin when the Respect for People pillar of Lean comes up! The thing is, that phrase has a whole new meaning to me now than it did before. When I...
Okay – who’s hiding the Make Lean Easy Button? As managers practicing continuous improvement, we know how Lean processes can improve safety, quality, and profitability. We want to capitalize on this value in our organizations. We’ve worked with our teams to reduce...
In preparation for a practitioner presentation at the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) International Conference, I asked some of our leaders to record video “testimonials” from team members about how our Lean journey has impacted them. I gave no guidance...
“Don’t tell the team. I don’t want to be the reason our number goes back to zero!” These are the words a front-line team member shared with her plant manager after sustaining an injury. You see, this plant talks about safety every day in their daily standup meetings....
Okay – here’s a not so secret thing about me – I LOVE Denver Broncos football! And with a stadium skyline like this one (yes, I took this photo!), how could you not? Some of the self-proclaimed “Colorado natives” look down on me because I didn’t care about the Broncos...
I’m a recovering Command-and-Control Manager who’s now on a mission to make the world of work more human. With a soft spot in my heart for Ops Managers, this Lean blog gives you the straight talk combining Lean, Leadership, and the real challenges of operations management.