Comments on: The Lean Manager: Part 3 – People, Purpose, Problems, Process vs. “Systems” http://theleanthinker.com/2009/09/11/the-lean-manager-part-3-people-purpose-problems-process-vs-systems/ Thoughts and insights from the shop floor. Fri, 18 May 2012 16:29:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mark Rosenthal http://theleanthinker.com/2009/09/11/the-lean-manager-part-3-people-purpose-problems-process-vs-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-31987 Mark Rosenthal Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:23:04 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=926#comment-31987 William - Thank you for the comment. You are quite correct on all counts - what "lean is about" (a culture of continuous improvement) and the approach that many practitioners seem to take (exclusive focus on the tools). The "lean people" all say how important it is to truly engage the workforce, but it becomes much easier to just engage the tools. Lots of reasons for this, so now we want to do something about it. The good news is that some books and publications (like <em>The Lean Manager</em>) are starting to discuss the relationship between the tools, the workplace culture, and the leadership culture. That is why I am so "up" on this book. William -
Thank you for the comment. You are quite correct on all counts – what “lean is about” (a culture of continuous improvement) and the approach that many practitioners seem to take (exclusive focus on the tools). The “lean people” all say how important it is to truly engage the workforce, but it becomes much easier to just engage the tools. Lots of reasons for this, so now we want to do something about it.

The good news is that some books and publications (like The Lean Manager) are starting to discuss the relationship between the tools, the workplace culture, and the leadership culture. That is why I am so “up” on this book.

]]> By: William Seidman http://theleanthinker.com/2009/09/11/the-lean-manager-part-3-people-purpose-problems-process-vs-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-31973 William Seidman Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:30:49 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=926#comment-31973 Thanks for the interesting review. We have been involved with several Lean initiatives, only to be consistently disappointed in the approach of most Lean advocates, and the results Lean produces. At it's heart TPS, and Lean are about a culture of continuous improvement. They are a way of thinking about work and workflow. Yet all we hear from Lean people is the analysis tools, which are trivial compared to the cultural issues. Thanks for the interesting review. We have been involved with several Lean initiatives, only to be consistently disappointed in the approach of most Lean advocates, and the results Lean produces.

At it’s heart TPS, and Lean are about a culture of continuous improvement. They are a way of thinking about work and workflow. Yet all we hear from Lean people is the analysis tools, which are trivial compared to the cultural issues.

]]> By: Il meglio della blogosfera lean #4 http://theleanthinker.com/2009/09/11/the-lean-manager-part-3-people-purpose-problems-process-vs-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-31956 Il meglio della blogosfera lean #4 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:39:12 +0000 http://theleanthinker.com/?p=926#comment-31956 [...] The Lean Manager: Part 3 – People, Purpose, Problems, Process vs. “Systems” dal blog The Lean Thinker di Mark Rosenthal, dove l’autore spiega i concetti di leadership ed empowerment (responsabilizzazione) della forza lavoro attraverso le frasi contenute nel libro “The Lean Manager” di Michael e Freddy Ballé (raccomandatissimo!) (traduzione automatica) [...] [...] The Lean Manager: Part 3 – People, Purpose, Problems, Process vs. “Systems” dal blog The Lean Thinker di Mark Rosenthal, dove l’autore spiega i concetti di leadership ed empowerment (responsabilizzazione) della forza lavoro attraverso le frasi contenute nel libro “The Lean Manager” di Michael e Freddy Ballé (raccomandatissimo!) (traduzione automatica) [...]

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