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Author Archives: Larry Miller
My New Look
For those who have read my blog for a while you will definitely notice my new look. I hope you like it.I hope it is easier to read, cleaner and easy to navigate. I have become a bit dangerous because … Continue reading
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Please Participate in a Lean Culture and Leadership Survey
The following link is to a survey on Lean Culture and Leadership Factors. The purpose of this survey is to gather data on how you perceive the success of your organization in creating lean culture and how important you feel … Continue reading
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To Believe or To Behave: Which Comes First?
Changing the culture requires both behavior and belief. C.S. Lewis said “The rule for all of us is perfectly simple. Do not waste time bothering [determining] whether you [believe you do or must] ‘love’ your neighbour; [simply] act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.” Continue reading
When Small Things Make a Big Difference: Motivation by Tipping the Scales
Even in a lean organization or culture there is a need to provide motivation and correct performance problems. Most behavior in the work setting is a result of the balance of consequences acting on that behavior. A slight shift in the balance of consequences can result in a large change in organization performance. Continue reading
Company Wide Lean Implementation
Many senior executives have struggled and failed to gain the advantage of a multi-site or dispersed organization. Instead of capitalizing on the potential value of multiple sites for learning, it seems that too often the same lessons have to be learned over and over again without any shared learning. This is a failure of senior management. In a lean organization, managing learning and improvement is THE primary function of senior managers in addition to deploying capital. Continue reading
Sustaining Lean – The Power of Beliefs
To address the sustainability of the lean process we are looking at this model that defines the different components of a culture. At the core is the system of beliefs among the members of the organization. On the outside is the external environment with changes in technology, economics and other trends to which every company must adapt. The sustainability of any system is based on both its ability to adapt to a changing environment and its ability to stay on the course of its core values. Continue reading
Operations Management Review
Jay Heizer and Barry Render, both professors of Operations Management, publish the blog Jay and Barry’s OM Blog. It is a good source of continuous operations management knowledge and source information. They were kind enough to post this review of … Continue reading
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Beyond Tahrir Square: Managing Large Scale Change
In my previous post on this subject I suggested lessons from the Egyptian revolution to the world of corporate leadership. Now I do the reverse.
I would like to address the ruling military officers of Egypt and the other leaders who are now finding themselves in the midst of turmoil in the Middle East. They all are confronted with the problem of “managing large scale change.” This is not a new thing. Many companies and countries have been through this before. So… here is an open letter to the Generals of Egypt, and to all others to whom it may apply. Continue reading
Publication Announcement: Lean Culture – The Leader’s Guide now available on Amazon
Lean Culture – The Leader’s Guide provides a road map to implementing lean culture within your organization. This guide represents the knowledge gained through thirty-five years of field experience implementing large scale change in the culture of organizations. This guide presents the principles and process of changing organization culture to capitalize on the competitive advantages of lean. Continue reading
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