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Author Archives: John Hunter
Management Improvement Carnival #50
Corey Ladas is hosting the Management Improvement Carnival #50 on the Lean Software Engineering blog, highlights include: Where did middle managers come from? by Jeffrey Krames: A new anecdote from a conversation with Peter Drucker, which leaves the reader wondering…where … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival, Management, Software Development
Tagged Carnival, management, Software Development
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Looting: Bankruptcy for Profit
Looting: The Economic Underworld of Bankruptcy for Profit by George Akerlof, University of California, Berkeley; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Paul Romer, Stanford Graduate School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). George Akerlof was awarded the … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Economics, Management, Systems thinking
Tagged Economics, ethics, executive pay, overpaid executives
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Creating Customers For Life
Shopping at Trader Joe’s is odd. The workers actually seem like they like that they have customers. Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Management Articles, Popular, Respect
Tagged customer service, Psychology
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Some Firms Cut Costs Without Resorting to Layoffs
Some Firms Cut Costs Without Resorting to Layoffs Hypertherm Inc. has never laid off a permanent employee in its 40-year history. A 20% downturn in sales in recent months led the closely held maker of metal-cutting equipment to eliminate overtime, … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Process improvement, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged Deming, economy, jobs, layoffs, management
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Management Blog Posts From November 2005
Photo of John Hunter at Glacier National Park. Management Improvement – Management concepts should evolve and improve over time. We should build upon the good ideas of yesterday and build in new innovations as they are shown to be effective. … Continue reading
Big Failed Three, Meet the Successful Eight
Big Three, Meet the “Little Eight” The 1,300-acre plant, in which Toyota has invested $5.3 billion, produces a car roughly every minute. Georgetown’s population has doubled. In fields where farmers once grew tobacco and raised cattle, McMansions, apartment complexes, and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Manufacturing
Tagged cars, commentary, Economics, Manufacturing, Respect, Toyota
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How Private Equity Strangled Mervyns
I do not like the actions of many in “private equity.” I am a big fan of capitalism. I just object to those that unjustly take from the other stakeholders involved. It is not the specific facts of this case, … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged ethics, management, Respect, short term thinking, Systems thinking
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Management Improvement Carnival #49
The management carnival provides links to some great recent posts. Also see the management Reddit, which is a social media site for those interested in management. Submit your suggestions for future management carnivals. Lean at ThedaCare, LeanBlog Podcast with Dr. … Continue reading
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Tagged Carnival, management, Software Development
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Google Should Stay True to Their Management Practices
I believe in Google’s past, present and future. They have shown a great ability to ignore the short term focus that dominates (and kills success) of so many companies today. I am happy to invest in Google for the long … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Management, quote
Tagged Google, Innovation, management, quota, quote, short term thinking, Six sigma
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Managing Passionate Employees
Passion vs. Productive There are actually few organizations that can support passionate employees – even if they say they want them. That’s because the original industrial revolution was designed to support productivity. Productivity means you produce. That’s how you’re measured. … Continue reading →