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	<description>Navigating the Shores of Lean Management with Lawrence M. Miller</description>
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		<title>Straight Talk: Avoid the Con of Quick and Easy Lean</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2012/01/31/corporate-culture/straight-talk-avoid-the-con-of-quick-and-easy-lean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 01:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lean is a strategic initiative that will require at least three to five years for any organization of size. It is a lifestyle change, not a diet. There are too many false promises of quick and easy gains and too many consultants selling executives what they want, and not what they need.  <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2012/01/31/corporate-culture/straight-talk-avoid-the-con-of-quick-and-easy-lean/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Resolutions That will Have an Impact</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2012/01/03/team-development-and-action-learning/new-years-resolutions-that-will-have-an-impact/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2012/01/03/team-development-and-action-learning/new-years-resolutions-that-will-have-an-impact/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fran Tarkenton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beginning the new year is a good time to reflect and make commitments to change our own behavior in some way that will have a positive impact on others. Here are some suggestions.  <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2012/01/03/team-development-and-action-learning/new-years-resolutions-that-will-have-an-impact/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How You Change Is The Change</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/12/06/organization-design-and-process-improvement/how-you-change-is-the-change/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/12/06/organization-design-and-process-improvement/how-you-change-is-the-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/?p=1087</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today the following article was published in Industry Week&#8217;s Continuous Improvement Newsletter. Lean Management is not a change methodology; it is a destination, a desired set of practices and culture. How you get there will determine the outcome. There are &#8230; <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/12/06/organization-design-and-process-improvement/how-you-change-is-the-change/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Healthcare</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/11/06/organization-design-and-process-improvement/lean-healthcare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/11/06/organization-design-and-process-improvement/lean-healthcare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Culture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/?p=1077</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past months I have been working rather intensely with a Canadian healthcare organization, the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON). This work has made very clear in my mind two things: first, that healthcare is in need of lean &#8230; <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/11/06/organization-design-and-process-improvement/lean-healthcare/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Culture and Continuous Improvement Require Enabling Structures</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/09/01/organization-design-and-process-improvement/lean-culture-and-continuous-improvement-require-enabling-structures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lean management requires a rethinking of the structure of organizations, the formation of teams, and a "whole-system" understanding of the organizational system. Even how we structure the change process may result in a failure to address the root cause of waste and quality problems.  <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/09/01/organization-design-and-process-improvement/lean-culture-and-continuous-improvement-require-enabling-structures/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Leadership &#8211; The ONE Quality that Matters Most</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/07/20/corporate-culture/lean-leadership-the-one-quality-that-matters-most/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/07/20/corporate-culture/lean-leadership-the-one-quality-that-matters-most/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/?p=1031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rupert Murdoch's first remark in his testimony before Parliament was that this was the most humble moment of his life. No doubt true. Hubris, rather than humility has led many companies over the cliff of disaster. The quality most required of those leading continuous improvement is the opposite of hubris, it is humility, the antecedent to learning. Lean leaders develop an attitude of science, the ability to experiment, learn from the data, and try again. Lincoln's victory over General Lee was a victory of humility over hubris. <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/07/20/corporate-culture/lean-leadership-the-one-quality-that-matters-most/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Survey Results: Execution and Importance of Lean Culture and Leadership Factors</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/28/corporate-culture/survey-results-execution-and-importance-of-lean-culture-and-leadership-factors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/28/corporate-culture/survey-results-execution-and-importance-of-lean-culture-and-leadership-factors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Culture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/?p=887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Eighty-two lean implementers contributed their opinions to this survey. I have processed the data from this survey and written a report, which I hope you will find interesting and useful. You can download a report and analysis of the data and you can download the complete survey results and do your own analysis. I think the data on both importance and execution of lean cultural factors will help you in your efforts to convince your managers about the importance of their leadership behavior to your lean journey. <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/28/corporate-culture/survey-results-execution-and-importance-of-lean-culture-and-leadership-factors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My New Look</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/27/general/my-new-look/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/27/general/my-new-look/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/?p=857</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/27/general/my-new-look/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Please Participate in a Lean Culture and Leadership Survey</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/13/lean-management/please-participate-in-a-lean-culture-and-leadership-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/13/lean-management/please-participate-in-a-lean-culture-and-leadership-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[lean management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/?p=794</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/13/lean-management/please-participate-in-a-lean-culture-and-leadership-survey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>To Believe or To Behave: Which Comes First?</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/06/organization-design-and-process-improvement/to-believe-or-to-behave-which-comes-first/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/06/organization-design-and-process-improvement/to-believe-or-to-behave-which-comes-first/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Culture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/?p=711</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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.”  <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/06/06/organization-design-and-process-improvement/to-believe-or-to-behave-which-comes-first/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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