Comments on: The Power of Vision http://theleanthinker.com/2008/07/07/the-power-of-vision/ Thoughts and insights from the shop floor. Tue, 15 May 2012 17:29:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mark http://theleanthinker.com/2008/07/07/the-power-of-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-5002 Mark Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:40:40 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=152#comment-5002 The last one who did started with the statement "Read my lips..." and ended up losing an election over it. On another related note, in some parallel universe somewhere, the motorcade passed through Dealy Plaza uneventfully, a speech was given, and Air Force 1 flew back to DC with everyone sitting and joking. I have to wonder, sometimes, what THAT time line looked like by 1968. Can't say better or worse, but it certainly would have been different. The last one who did started with the statement “Read my lips…” and ended up losing an election over it.

On another related note, in some parallel universe somewhere, the motorcade passed through Dealy Plaza uneventfully, a speech was given, and Air Force 1 flew back to DC with everyone sitting and joking. I have to wonder, sometimes, what THAT time line looked like by 1968. Can’t say better or worse, but it certainly would have been different.

]]> By: Jim Fernandez http://theleanthinker.com/2008/07/07/the-power-of-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-4959 Jim Fernandez Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:42:46 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=152#comment-4959 Very good read. I’m going to try and remember your point here when I do my Kaizen events. For instance; I need to make sure that any action items or goals that we list are stated in a way that we can expect measurable results. Sometimes we say, “John will check the line every week for proper flow”. When we should be saying, “John will check the line every Wednesday at 10 am, measure takt time and report it to Bill.” Do you suppose any of the current presidential candidates would ever set a goal that is actionable? Or set a goal and/or make a statement that carries the risk of failure? Probably not….. Sad state of affairs. Very good read.

I’m going to try and remember your point here when I do my Kaizen events. For instance; I need to make sure that any action items or goals that we list are stated in a way that we can expect measurable results. Sometimes we say, “John will check the line every week for proper flow”. When we should be saying, “John will check the line every Wednesday at 10 am, measure takt time and report it to Bill.”

Do you suppose any of the current presidential candidates would ever set a goal that is actionable? Or set a goal and/or make a statement that carries the risk of failure? Probably not….. Sad state of affairs.

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