Find Good Management Improvement Jobs
Posted on May 3, 2007 Comments (0)
Peter Abilla (shmula blog) is hiring a Manager for Process Improvement to work with him at eBay. A great opportunity, in my opinion.
Here are some highlights of what he is looking for:
- Experience implementing Lean and Six Sigma in transactional environments (non-manufacturing).
- Experience with Value-stream Mapping (current- and future-state), Lean Consumption and Lean Provisioning
- Experience with Lean beyond just book knowledge — I’m looking for hands-on implementation of Lean.
- You can explain why variation sucks, with examples — both qualitative and quantitative. How does the DMAIC framework approach variation?
- You can explain the difference between poke-yoke and mistake-proofing (trick question) and give examples from everyday life of poke-yoke.
- You can explain and have an intelligent conversation about the above items with people who don’t have backgrounds in Engineering, Lean, or Six Sigma and have the ability to make the above-items relevant and in-context.
- Just Hide It by Mike Wroblewski – “It is also a clear indicator that we have a long way to go on our lean journey. By hiding our problems, we create muda and more importantly we ignore the real problems.”
- Deming’s 14 Points and Home Building by Peter Abilla – “Magleby is known as the ‘home builder for billionaires.’ I find it refreshing and impressive that he would credit Deming for the quality philosophy that he has instilled in his company.”
- The War for Talent Is Back by Bob Sutton – “1 Superstars are overrated… 2 Great systems are more important than great people.”
- How to Use a Kaizen Newspaper by Jon Miller – “A full kaizen newspaper is a good thing. The fact that this is a concern might say something about the quality of the action items rather than the quantity”
- Deming Redux by Susan M. Heathfield – “Rather than each department doing the budgeting process on their own, this approach – which one manager called the hardest thing he had ever done – promotes one company, one team, and exhibits whole systems thinking.”
See the Curious Cat Management Improvement job board for more lean manufacturing, six sigma, quality engineering… jobs.
Toyota, Lean, Consultants…
Posted on May 3, 2007 Comments (0)
Toyota’s success pleases proponents of ‘lean’
More evidence that lean works will result in interest in lean – that seems true. And then those that have an interest will be disappointed in their efforts to do what Toyota does. Yes, half hearted attempts to institute some instant pudding management improvement will fail. And many companies will make those half hearted attempts. It is sad but true. Serious attempts will also be frustrating at times and can also fail but most organizations won’t even commit to attempting serious change. Most will just look for some items from current fads to dress up how they have always managed.
That management consultants will also jump from fad to fad, without conviction, is not news. Deming called them “hacks” in the 1980′s. Bob Sutton’s excellent article calls 90% of management advice crap. Care must be taken to manage effectively. It is very easy to implement management ideas poorly. So I am not surprised when good management concepts are implemented poorly.
Related: Management Improvement – Management Improvement Leaders – Deming and Six Sigma – Deming and Toyota – Can Six Sigma Fix Bad Management
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Fixing Health Care – Andy Grove
Posted on May 2, 2007 Comments (0)
Intel’s Andy Grove Pitches a Plan for Fixing Health Care
Exactly right, the system is broken. The huge costs drag down the entire economy and it needs to be fixed.
Related: USA Healthcare Costs Now 16% of GDP – PBS Documentary on Improving Hospitals – Change Health Care – Going Lean in Health Care – Management Improvement in Healthcare
Management Improvement Carnival #10
Posted on May 2, 2007 Comments (0)
Please submit your favorite management posts to the carnival.
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