Monthly Archives: April 2008
Knowledge Workers 2.0 Video
I discovered this great video from Roger W. Farnsworth at Execultive Thought Leadership. This slideshow was created at http://www.acidlabs.org/. I think there is a lot of great thinking here for Lean leaders. from vodpod.com posted with vodpod If you liked this … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Improve With Lean, Learn Leadership, Project Management
Free Comic Book Day This Weekend
I love comic books. They are a great visual way of telling a story and I find it fascinating how characters who have been around for over 60 years are still told in fresh, modern ways. Comic books are no … Continue reading
Filed under Other
Book Review: Predictably Irrational
author: Dan Ariely average rating: 3.78 book published: 2008 my rating: 3 read at: 04/08 I really enjoyed this book. This was my first dip into behavioral economics. Despite the boring-sounding subject matter, the author made it interesting and relevant. … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Learn Leadership, Productivity
Shared RSS Feeds
I read a lot of Lean, Project Management, Productivity, Communication, and Leadership blogs. There is so much good stuff out there, I can’t comment on everything I read in this blog. Please check out My Shared RSS Feeds. When I find interesting … Continue reading
Good Grief Charlie Brown
My friend Karthik Gurumurthy at Striving Towards Excellence posted a great piece called Charles Schultz Philosophy. I hope you enjoy it! Subscribe to Pass The Buck via: RSS | Google Reader
Filed under Encouragement, Personal Development
Want A Free Book?
Ron Pereira has updated his FREE book The LSS Academy Guide to Lean Manufacturing. All you have to do is visit his website and subscribe to the free LSS Academy Insider newsletter (see top left hand side of his website). Teachers make simple … Continue reading
Filed under Improve With Lean
Great Visual Of Waste
Jessica Hagy has a fun blog named Indexed where she uses simple index cards to visually communicate ideas and concepts. I thought this one fits in perfectly for Lean thinkers because we race to remove all waste because it is … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Improve With Lean
Stephen Covey on Knowledge Workers
Knowledge Workers are increasing. The more we understand how to manage them and be effective in the new economy, the better we will succeed. Stephen Covey recently had a Q&A on his blog that is relevant for project managers and lean … Continue reading
Check These Out!
Rick Maurer wrote a great post Change Management and Anxiety at Change Management News. I recently came across his site and find it to be informative, concise, and highly relevant. I have added his blog to my links on this site. Cornelius Fichtner, … Continue reading
Filed under Improve With Lean, Project Management
Be An Andon Referee
Have you ever considered how a soccer referee pulling a yellow or red card is like an Andon? Players are cautioned with a yellow card when they show misconduct. A red card from the referee means the player is sent … Continue reading
Filed under Andon
Are Newspapers Dying?
I found these two articles to be fascinating. As Lean enterprises, we need to always be aware of quality and remain flexible to meet competition. It appears the newspaper industry may have been missing out on both fronts. Check out … Continue reading
Filed under Improve With Lean
Awesome Presentation: RSS in Plain English
Common Craft created this 4 minute video RSS in Plain English. If you are not using RSS , you are creating waste of unnecessary movment with search time! I also love the presentation style this company has. If you liked … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Other
Seattle Lean Hospitals
Bill Thorness wrote a nice Seattle Business Monthly article Health Care: Loving Lean where he highlights Seattle’s Virginia Mason and Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center. It is a great high level read. If you liked this post, then try: Disgruntled Employees … Continue reading
Filed under Health Care
Weigh-In Report Week 5
Technically this is week 6 but I skipped weigh-in last week. I am keeping the tally based on my weigh-ins and not the actual weeks. I lost 3.0 pounds this week. My total loss is 14.4 pounds. I am … Continue reading
Filed under Weight Watchers
Holy Lean Batman!
Have you ever considered how Batman is a great example of Lean? Much like Jon Miller’s Way Of The Ninja, the Dark Knight is quick, agile, and has portable access to the Batcomputer. He can find anything in his Utility Belt during … Continue reading
Filed under Improve With Lean, Productivity
