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Management Improvement Carnival #54

Posted on February 10, 2009 by John Hunter

In the webcast, Corey Ladas discusses lean thinking in software development, Deming and quality, customer pull vs Kano model and gemba. 7 Practical Ways to Respect People by Ron Pereira – “Some think that to be respectful you can never disagree. This is ridiculous. My old boss at Nokia used to tell his management team that if all 8 of us agreed he had 7 too many people in the room. So true.” Is Brainstorming a Waste of Time? by … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #53

Posted on February 1, 2009 by John Hunter

Shaun Sayers is hosting the Management Improvement Carnival #53 on the Capable blog, highlights include: The correct sequence for doing 5-S? – by Jon Miller. “Why would people alter the order and still call it 5-S instead of my version of 5-S?” Cost of Changes vs. Risk and Uncertainty by Darth Sidious. “… as the project matures, cost of changes sky rocket, and stakeholder influence drops off quickly” Quality – the Men-Tai approach by Shaun Sayers. It’s quality – with … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #52

Posted on January 20, 2009 by John Hunter

The 2008 Annual Management Improvement Carnival Review (published on a number of site) I am counting as #51, making this #52. That annual review turned out to be a very interesting collection, if you have not read all of them yet, take some time to do so. I linked to the first set of posts previously and here are the remaining posts Lean Six Sigma Academy:   Lean Blog, Gemba Panta Rei, Evolving Excellence, Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog Evolving … Continue reading →

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Curious Cat Management Carnival: Select 2008 Highlights

Posted on January 12, 2009 by John Hunter

Over the last couple of years the quality of management material available online has increased dramatically. And blogs have provided much of the best management material. The Curious Cat Management Improvement Carnival now provides highlights 3 times a month. Each carnival post highlights recent management related posts from several management blogs. And for the 2008 year in review 9 blogs have each taken a handful of management blogs and provided annual highlights. In this post we will cover four blogs: … Continue reading →

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2008 Annual Management Blog Carnival: Part 1

Posted on January 7, 2009 by John Hunter

The first half of the 2008 annual management blog carnival posts are online now. The posts highlight some of the best posts on management blogs in the last year. Follow the links to read some of the excellent posts that have been highlighted on the following blogs: Making Sense With Facilitated Systems:   Tom Peters, MetaSD, John Schmidt, Paul Graham, FunnyBusiness, The Artful Manager and Amicus Agraria. Lean Blog:   The Lean Thinker, Elegant Solutions, John Shook’s Management and Daily … Continue reading →

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Management Blog Carnival: 2008 Overview

Posted on December 24, 2008 by John Hunter

Over the next 2 weeks several management blogs will be posting their contributions to the management improvement annual blog carnival. Posts will highlight some of the best posts on other management blogs in the last year. Lean Six Sigma Academy:   Lean Blog, Gemba Panta Rei, Evolving Excellence, Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog Evolving Excellence:   LSS Academy, Got Boondoggle, Work Matters and Edge Perspectives Lean Blog:   The Lean Thinker, Elegant Solutions, John Shook’s Management and DailyKaizen Curious Cat … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #50

Posted on December 20, 2008 by John Hunter

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 should middle managers be heading? 7 habits of highly effective program managers by J.D. Meier: Microsoft has a lot of Program Managers. What do the some of the best ones have in common? Exploit the workers! by Pascal Van Cauwenberghe: … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #49

Posted on December 10, 2008 by John Hunter

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. John Toussaint, by Mark Graban – “In this podcast Dr. Toussaint looks back at ThedaCare’s accomplishments, reflects on their journey, and shares his advice for other hospitals.” Survive to Make Money or Make Money to Survive? by John Shook – … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #48

Posted on December 2, 2008 by John Hunter

Nicole Radziwill is hosting the Management Improvement Carnival #48 on the Quality and Innovation blog, highlights include: With so much focus on Mumbai this week, Joe Munte’s post on the dabbawallas of Mumbai focuses on a illuminating and positive aspect of the dynamic city that provides lessons for effective management… Keep it simple! Checklists and Change Programs by Crossderry is a couple months old – but I still like it. It provides a “useful reminder to avoid a common error … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #47

Posted on November 17, 2008 by John Hunter
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Management Improvement Carnival #46

Posted on November 4, 2008 by John Hunter

Ron Pereira is hosting the Management Improvement Carnival #46 on the Lean Six Sigma Academy blog, highlights include: I’m never quite sure how he gets these ideas… but Jon Miller managed to tie leadership and mountain goats together in 7 Leadership Lessons from a Mountain Goat. Great stuff! If you are interested in being more productive I have a must read article for you, and I really mean it’s a must read. So be sure to check out The Ultimate … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #45

Posted on October 15, 2008 by John Hunter

Read the previous management carnivals. Also see the management Reddit for popular new blog posts to include in future carnivals. Hire them, fire them, do what you want with them by Jay Padinjaredath – “A quote from Deming: “In Japan when a company has to absorb a sudden economic hardship… First the corporate dividends are cut. Then the salaries and the bonuses of the top management are reduced…. Lastly, the rank and file are asked to accept pay cuts…” The … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #44

Posted on October 1, 2008 by John Hunter

Kevin Meyer is hosting the Management Improvement Carnival #44 on the Evolving Excellence blog, highlights include: What would Taiichi Ohno do? at TimeBack Management. I do think there’s tremendous value in applying 5S to the information you manage. But. . . when Google desktop can find anything on your computer in .03 seconds, is there real value in spending time organizing, sorting, and deleting emails, spreadsheets, and PDFs? Unbundling Dell’s Business at Edge Perspectives. Companies increasingly face an unbundling decision … Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #43

Posted on September 15, 2008 by John Hunter

The management improvement carnival highlights posts helping managers do a better job on topics such as: leadership, customer focus, lean manufacturing, process improvement, managing people and innovation. Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #42

Posted on September 1, 2008 by John Hunter

Shaun Sayers is hosting the Management Improvement Carnival #42 on the Capable blog Continue reading →

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Management Improvement Carnival #41

Posted on August 16, 2008 by John Hunter

Please submit your favorite management posts to the carnival. Read the previous management carnivals. Could Microsoft’s Windows Be Disrupted? by Scott Anthony – “as Clayton Christensen pointed out in his seminal book The Innovators’ Dilemma, market leadership isn’t just an insufficient buffer against disruption, in some cases it is the root cause of failure.” Learning to say no by Dan Markovitz – “The CFO says no when the president want to renovate the offices or hire new people, and the … Continue reading →

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