http://theleanthinker.com/2009/06/22/the-purpose-of-a-bhag/ Thoughts and insights from the shop floor. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:11:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theleanthinker.com/2009/06/22/the-purpose-of-a-bhag/comment-page-1/#comment-28130 Mark Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:34:34 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=681#comment-28130 I <em>love</em> your 10% KPI analogy. :) I love your 10% KPI analogy.

]]> http://theleanthinker.com/2009/06/22/the-purpose-of-a-bhag/comment-page-1/#comment-28127 Bruce Baker Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:23:05 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=681#comment-28127 I like to use the Kennedy and the space race for teaching policy deployment. Had Kennedy decided to increase his KPIs 10% annually from day of the Rice speech to the Tranquility landing Apollo 11 would have reached an atlitude of 321 miles -- 241,793 short of the moon. I like to use the Kennedy and the space race for teaching policy deployment. Had Kennedy decided to increase his KPIs 10% annually from day of the Rice speech to the Tranquility landing Apollo 11 would have reached an atlitude of 321 miles — 241,793 short of the moon.

]]> http://theleanthinker.com/2009/06/22/the-purpose-of-a-bhag/comment-page-1/#comment-28107 michael cardus Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:18:58 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=681#comment-28107 A BHAG is a challenge for people to rally behind. You always find the why? in the audience. These why? are a powerful check for introspection and process reflection for an organization. I am sure, and have seen, many companies when Lean is introduced and / or a 6S system implemented ask why? do we need that everything is fine the way it is. As Seth Godin says that is what worked in the old economy. Organizations need to constantly set BHAG and work towards achieving them, if they don't their competitors are! A BHAG is a challenge for people to rally behind. You always find the why? in the audience. These why? are a powerful check for introspection and process reflection for an organization.
I am sure, and have seen, many companies when Lean is introduced and / or a 6S system implemented ask why? do we need that everything is fine the way it is.
As Seth Godin says that is what worked in the old economy. Organizations need to constantly set BHAG and work towards achieving them, if they don’t their competitors are!

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