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Tag Archives: tips
Bring Me Solutions Not Problems
My comments on: No Problem Without a Solution [I removed the broken link] I understand that most managers feel that their employees should not bring them problems. Instead, expressed in the most positive way, employees should fix things or bring … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking, Management, Psychology, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged curiouscat, management, managing people, problem solving, Process improvement, Respect, Taiichi Ohno, tips
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Write it Down
Why Write it down? The longer I pursue Lean, the more I am amazed with its fundamentals. I may write more about this in the near future. Like the emphasis to write things down. In meetings, writing down decisions (what … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Process improvement, Quality tools, quote, Systems thinking
Tagged Ackoff, communication, curiouscat, Process improvement, tips
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Encourage Improvement Action by Everyone
Centralizing decision making is not an effective way to manage organizations. Organizations need to encourage improvement by everybody in the organization. We need to create a system where that is encouraged and supported. However, there can be problems with just … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Process improvement, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged curiouscat, system thinking, tips
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How to Improve
My management philosophy is guided by the idea of seeking methods that will be most effective.* There are many ways to improve. Good management systems are about seeking systemic adoption of the most effective solutions. What this amounts to is … Continue reading
Management Improvement Search Engine
Google has launched a nice new feature that allows users to create customized search results. I have talked about this idea before: Improve Google. Last year I posted about Rollyo, which allowed what Google now does (using Yahoo for the … Continue reading
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