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Category Archives: Management
Warren Buffett’s Letter to Shareholders 2009
Warren Buffett published his letter to shareholders yesterday. As usual, it is of great interest to anyone interested in the economic, investing and management ideas. In 1995, MidAmerican became the major provider of electricity in Iowa. By judicious planning and … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Economics, Investing, Management, Respect
Tagged Investing, managers, respect for people
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NUMMI, and GM’s Failure to Manage Effectively
Gipsie Ranney recently sent me an article on her thoughts on NUMMI and the current problems with the Big Three car makers to post to the Curious Cat Management Improvement Library. NUMMI is the plant that Toyota and General Motors … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Lean thinking, Management, Management Articles, Manufacturing, quote, Respect, Systems thinking, Toyota Production System (TPS)
Tagged cars, curiouscat, Deming, lean manufacturing, Management Articles, Manufacturing, respect for people, Toyota, Toyota Production System (TPS)
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What Managers can Learn From Open Source Project Management
What managers can learn from Open Source by Murray Cumming Motivation: People work on open source projects because they enjoy it. These happy developers are productive developers. Managers of open source projects must ensure that the developers feel valued and … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, IT, Management, Respect, Software Development
Tagged Customer focus, managers, managing people, project management, Software Development
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Management Improvement Carnival #55
Submit suggestions for the management improvement carnival. visit the Curious Cat Management Library for online management improvement articles. Cut Customer Service? You’ll Lose Customers by Scott D. Anthony – “Companies might think that innovation and survival are discrete choices. They … Continue reading
Applying Disruptive Thinking to the Healthcare Crisis
Update: Sadly MIT delete the video. It is a shame educational institutions lose interest in knowledge just a couple years later. Thankfully we didn’t have to rely on the people deleting web content at universities to keep all the historical … Continue reading
Zara Thrives by Ignoring Conventional Wisdom
Zara Thrives by Breaking All the Rules Many U.S. apparel retailers are choking on slow-moving inventories as consumers hold back on spending. But Spain’s Inditex, whose Zara chain pioneered cheap chic, is zipping ahead. The $13.8 billion company, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking, Management, Systems thinking
Tagged Europe, Innovation, lean manufacturing, Lean thinking
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Management Improvement Carnival #54
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival, Management
Tagged Carnival, Software Development, webcast
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Hire People You Can Trust to Do Their Job
How great companies turn crisis into opportunity The right people don’t need to be managed. The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake. The right people don’t think they have a job: They … Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Management Articles, Psychology, Respect, Systems thinking
Tagged coaching, hiring, jobs, Management Articles, managing people, training
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Jeff Bezos and Root Cause Analysis
Using quality tools really works. Lots of people don’t use them. Improving is often not any more difficult than just applying tools that have been used for decades. Continue reading
Posted in Deming, Management, Quality tools, Respect
Tagged Amazon, Bezos, management experts, Quality tools
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Negativity
Don’t be negative. Most people agree with that statement. We see being negative as bad. If you don’t have something good to say, don’t say anything. Well, I don’t agree. While presenting your ideas in a constructive way is helpful, … Continue reading
