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	<title>Management Meditations &#187; lean management</title>
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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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
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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>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>
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		<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>
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		<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>Sustaining Lean &#8211; The Power of Beliefs</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/03/11/organization-design-and-process-improvement/sustaining-lean-the-power-of-beliefs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/03/11/organization-design-and-process-improvement/sustaining-lean-the-power-of-beliefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/03/11/organization-design-and-process-improvement/sustaining-lean-the-power-of-beliefs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Organization &amp; Whole-System Architecture</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/01/24/organization-design-and-process-improvement/lean-organization-whole-system-architecture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/01/24/organization-design-and-process-improvement/lean-organization-whole-system-architecture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The word “organization” is related to “organism” and “organic.” Both of these imply something alive, something into which has been breathed the mysterious spirit of life. And what matters if you want to improve performance is not the organization chart, but that spirit of life. If you improve that, then you have really done something useful. The question you should ask yourself is, "Do we have a group in the organization who understand their job as thinking about, planning, designing and implement the ideal future system?" And, "Do they have a model and process for engaging in that analysis and design?" If not, you are lacking an important element of internal competitive strategy. <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2011/01/24/organization-design-and-process-improvement/lean-organization-whole-system-architecture/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Politics: Give Up Ideological Waste</title>
		<link>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2010/06/06/the-new-capitalism/lean-politics-give-up-ideological-waste/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2010/06/06/the-new-capitalism/lean-politics-give-up-ideological-waste/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larry Miller</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is in part the result of political/ideological waste. Lean management focuses on the elimination of waste from manufacturing and other processes. Lean managers develop a keen sense for what adds value and everything else is waste. There is some mass schizophrenia when it comes to the role of government and the private sector. This madness is a complete waste of resources and is itself responsible for many of our problems. It is past time to get beyond this madness. <a href="http://www.lmmiller.com/blog/2010/06/06/the-new-capitalism/lean-politics-give-up-ideological-waste/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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