Comments on: My Favorite Leading Lean Columns http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/ on lean culture, transformational leadership, and entrepreneurial excellence Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:20:42 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jamie Flinchbaugh http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Jamie Flinchbaugh Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:36:53 +0000 http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/#comment-120 Thanks for the compliment John. Thanks for the compliment John.

]]> By: John Sprovieri http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/comment-page-1/#comment-119 John Sprovieri Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:52:03 +0000 http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/#comment-119 I have the great privilege of editing Jamie's columns. Picking a favorite is akin to a parent picking a favorite child. Nevertheless, my favorite is "Solve the Right Problem." His example from NASA is emblematic of American business, government and culture. Keep up the good work, Jamie. I have the great privilege of editing Jamie’s columns. Picking a favorite is akin to a parent picking a favorite child. Nevertheless, my favorite is “Solve the Right Problem.” His example from NASA is emblematic of American business, government and culture. Keep up the good work, Jamie.

]]> By: Jamie Flinchbaugh http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Jamie Flinchbaugh Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:23:19 +0000 http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/#comment-116 When you think about NIH, it's one of the dumbest behaviors you can find. There's a good idea out there but I don't want it because it's not mine? Crazy. But far too common. When you think about NIH, it’s one of the dumbest behaviors you can find. There’s a good idea out there but I don’t want it because it’s not mine? Crazy. But far too common.

]]> By: Matt Wrye http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Matt Wrye Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:16 +0000 http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/#comment-115 I really like the NIH column. That is something that is very big with the company I work for. If it wasn't invented here then we need to re-invent here with our flare. It can drag things on longer than it should and adds waste to the system. Our lean group recognizes this and works to break down this thinking. It is getting better but we aren't there yet. I really like the NIH column. That is something that is very big with the company I work for. If it wasn’t invented here then we need to re-invent here with our flare. It can drag things on longer than it should and adds waste to the system. Our lean group recognizes this and works to break down this thinking.

It is getting better but we aren’t there yet.

]]> By: Jamie Flinchbaugh http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Jamie Flinchbaugh Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:59:42 +0000 http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/#comment-114 That's quite a story Jim. Talk about off-loading your problem to someone else. Sounds like the victim mentality is catching in that organization. Jamie That’s quite a story Jim. Talk about off-loading your problem to someone else. Sounds like the victim mentality is catching in that organization.

Jamie

]]> By: Jim Baran http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Jim Baran Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:25:12 +0000 http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/#comment-113 Great collection Jamie. I enjoyed "Don't be the Victim". I live the victim mindset. At times it seems like 2/3 of my business is working with lean victim issues. I spoke to a classic victim of lean yesterday. The Union was his nemesis. His statement, "lean failed here because of the Union." He is VP Operations. The lean leader at the same company doesn't share his view. In fact, the VP HR sent this person to me. Her idea was if I could “place” the Ops VP someplace else, lean just might have a better chance of working. So, we have two victims – the VP Ops and Me. And an HR executive who should know better - that lean isn’t passing off problems. Much lean work to do at this company. The upside is they found their first big problem. How they deal with it - another blog topic. We don't place victims. Jim Baran Great collection Jamie. I enjoyed “Don’t be the Victim”. I live the victim mindset. At times it seems like 2/3 of my business is working with lean victim issues.

I spoke to a classic victim of lean yesterday. The Union was his nemesis. His statement, “lean failed here because of the Union.” He is VP Operations. The lean leader at the same company doesn’t share his view. In fact, the VP HR sent this person to me. Her idea was if I could “place” the Ops VP someplace else, lean just might have a better chance of working.

So, we have two victims – the VP Ops and Me. And an HR executive who should know better – that lean isn’t passing off problems. Much lean work to do at this company. The upside is they found their first big problem. How they deal with it – another blog topic.

We don’t place victims.

Jim Baran

]]> By: Jamie Flinchbaugh http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Jamie Flinchbaugh Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:35:26 +0000 http://jamieflinchbaugh.com/2009/11/my-favorite-leading-lean-columns/#comment-112 As an addendum, here is the first column from my space-sharing partner Don Hegland - http://www.assemblymag.com/Articles/Column/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000690826 As an addendum, here is the first column from my space-sharing partner Don Hegland – http://www.assemblymag.com/Articles/Column/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000690826

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