Comments on: Management by Measurement vs. a Problem Solving Culture http://theleanthinker.com/2008/10/14/management-by-measurement-vs-a-problem-solving-culture/ Thoughts and insights from the shop floor. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:11:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mark Rosenthal http://theleanthinker.com/2008/10/14/management-by-measurement-vs-a-problem-solving-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-35025 Mark Rosenthal Fri, 11 Jun 2010 22:54:07 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=199#comment-35025 Elvis - An interesting thought - how would you measure the values of a culture? I believe that a culture is defined the norms and rituals of how people interact with one another. For example, do they avoid bringing up uncomfortable facts, or do they look objectively with the belief that results are only the function of a process. What is the process of interaction as they solve problems? Do they do it in a way that develops people's capabilities to get to the core root cause, or do they just throw "fixes" at the problem until it goes away? These are behaviors which can be observed - though I would contend it would be difficult to apply an objective measurement to them. Elvis -
An interesting thought – how would you measure the values of a culture?
I believe that a culture is defined the norms and rituals of how people interact with one another. For example, do they avoid bringing up uncomfortable facts, or do they look objectively with the belief that results are only the function of a process.

What is the process of interaction as they solve problems?
Do they do it in a way that develops people’s capabilities to get to the core root cause, or do they just throw “fixes” at the problem until it goes away?

These are behaviors which can be observed – though I would contend it would be difficult to apply an objective measurement to them.

]]> By: Elvis Cruz http://theleanthinker.com/2008/10/14/management-by-measurement-vs-a-problem-solving-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-35021 Elvis Cruz Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:22:51 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=199#comment-35021 About of this article focus on cultural building we need to create a culture in which their values are measurable by early, this way we know how strong our culture as an organization. About of this article focus on cultural building we need to create a culture in which their values are measurable by early, this way we know how strong our culture as an organization.

]]> By: Aps Khutwad http://theleanthinker.com/2008/10/14/management-by-measurement-vs-a-problem-solving-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-34933 Aps Khutwad Fri, 28 May 2010 10:48:56 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=199#comment-34933 In my view of this article focus on cultural building, building thinking ...mind set of orgnization, this result in chain reaction and result will follow In my view of this article focus on cultural building, building thinking …mind set of orgnization, this result in chain reaction and result will follow

]]> By: wayne johnson http://theleanthinker.com/2008/10/14/management-by-measurement-vs-a-problem-solving-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-31713 wayne johnson Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:44:42 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=199#comment-31713 If you take just one thing from this article, in my opinion, you would be well served by, quote , ' The issue is in the thinking, not in the tools.' I've met too many people who preach tools learnt from a textbook whilst ignoring the human interface. If you take just one thing from this article, in my opinion, you would be well served by, quote , ‘ The issue is in the thinking, not in the tools.’ I’ve met too many people who preach tools learnt from a textbook whilst ignoring the human interface.

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