Far too many managers get caught up in the rank and prestige, and therefore never make the leap from manager to leader. One of the key responsibilities of a leader is to maximize the efficiency of the value-add portion of their operation... the … [Read more]
Metrics & Reality
Michael Bremer had an excellent post in the NWLean group on the importance of metrics, dovetailing into resource reasons why many lean initiatives fail.I have stayed out of this discussion. But David's statement makes a point I can't resist … [Read more]
Thinking Better
Bob Emiliani's Better Thinking, Better Results continues to be one of my favorite reads on creating enterprise excellence. Oftentimes I'll start a new lean transformation consulting gig by giving the leadership staff copies, sometimes with … [Read more]
10 commandments
Over the past few weeks Norman Bodek, author of Kaikaku, has been discussing his "10 commandments of Kaikaku" on the NWLean group. He has agreed to compile them into a brief article for Superfactory, which will be posted on the site … [Read more]
MIT Open Courseware
This is unbelievable. 100+ years of learnings from one of the world's most respected institution, available for free. The idea behind MIT OCW is to make MIT course materials that are used in the teaching of almost all undergraduate and graduate … [Read more]