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It’s Hard to Learn if you Already Know

The Lean Thinker

In this TED Talk, Amy Edmondson of the Harvard Business School talks about “How to turn a group of strangers into a team.” Although long-standing teams are able to perform, our workplaces today require ad-hoc collaboration between diverse groups. We don’t know how to do it.”. […]. Let’s call this ‘situational humility.’

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Toyota Kata and Culture Change

The Lean Thinker

When we study “culture” we are looking at the groups’ default patterns of interaction. It is even harder when you are talking about group behavior vs. simply individuals. ” How to Deploy Toyota Kata. If we want to change those patterns, we have to alter people’s habitual behaviors. Whose Work Is It?

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TWI: Is it Time to Rethink Job Relations?

The Lean Thinker

In addition, there are companies that are “training the trainer” to deliver the course precisely – which is good – and coaching them not to deviate from the words in the manual. The challenge, of course, is that nobody owns this material. Now… reality is more subtle than this, of course.

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Overcoming Complacency: How to Drive Even More Supply Chain Metric Success

Talking Logistics

How to make it happen in your company: Infuse engagement and excitement into your team by reinforcing a bigger goal and more long-term growth conversations. How to make it happen in your company or on your team: If you’re struggling with inter-site communication and productivity, consider implementing a site Hoshin Plan.

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Is Your Problem Technical or Adaptive?

The Lean Thinker

I was part of a group that did days in local (to Seattle) ski areas; annual trips to Whistler, BC (my favorite place); Mount Hood and Mount Bachelor in Oregon; and a semi-fateful trip to Red Mountain in Trail, British Columbia in March of 1993. This is also the text for a course by the same name taught by the Kansas Leadership Center.

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How to Select the Right KPIs for Supply Chain Benchmarking

Logistics Bureau

Of course, you can have as many other metrics as you like, but the KPIs are the ones that should form a catalyst for action. It is a practice that can help you boost performance significantly by showing you how it compares with that of your competitors and peers. How to Benchmark Your Supply Chain With KPIs.

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5 Ways 3PL Sales Has Changed and What You Can Do About It with Ann Holm

The Logistics of Logistics

The two inform the audience of 5 ways 3PL (third-party logistics) sales have changed, along with plenty of advice on how to deal with these changes. We also learn about a sales improvement course specifically for people in the logistics industry that Joe and Ann are co-facilitating. 5 ways 3PL sales have changed. Experts available.