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•  On the Side

  • Humility Makes Toyota Different
    02/20/2008
    

    From the Lean Insider: Speaking to Toyota employees at the Detroit Auto Show President Watanabe asked that they take responsibility for recent quality problems.

    "I do not regard the problem as something that suppliers are responsible for. We must work together so that we are fully aware of where suppliers are."

    Bernstein closes saying, "At Toyota, they know that doing the best job of serving the customer is what makes the company profitable."

  • Lean Project Management
    02/19/2008
    

    Brad Appleton reviewed Lean Project Management, by L Leach concluding, "I found Lean Project Management to be a fairly quick read providing a good overview of some TOC and CCPM fundamentals and how they align with Lean thinking."

  • Claude Emond, Guest Blogger
    01/11/2008
    

    I'm glad to have Claude posting at RPM. It was Claude who gave name to these wonder filled times -- the project age. Please welcome him with your comments.

  • Toyota Bests Ford in 2007
    01/07/2008
    

    WSJ reported, "Ford and GM reported lower December sales, capping off annual declines of 12% and 6%, respectively. Toyota's 2007 sales (in US) rose 3.1% even amid tough competition and signs that the U.S. consumer is beginning to labor in a slowing economy."

  • Brush-Up on Lean Thinking
    01/07/2008
    

    Re-familiarize yourself with the principles and practices of lean with Lean for Dummies. Do it to put yourself in new action!

  • Increase Reliability Saying No
    10/14/2007
    

    Make every "Yes" count, Learn to Say, "No".

  • White Mountains in Autumn
    10/04/2007
    Eat your heart out! Beauteous!
  • Tips for (Project) Managers
    08/26/2007
    

    Inside CRM offers The Manager's Cheat Sheet. Here are three of the best:

    11. Only promise what you can realistically deliver.
    37. Explain things simply.
    79. Identify the positives.

    Read the rest...

  • Too Much Blame Going Around
    08/14/2007
    

    Silk and Spinach calls attention to the blame game. While there appears to be too much going around, there are signs to the contrary.

  • Are Projects as Backward as Construction?
    08/13/2007
    

    Chauncey Bell writes, Why Is Construction so Backward? Is it just construction? Or, are projects backward?

 Now Reading

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  The Elegant Solution: Toyota’s Formula for Mastering Innovation by Matthew E. May

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  Micromessaging: Why Great Leadership is Beyond Words by Stephen Young

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  On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt

 Planned Books

• The Logic of Failure: Recognizing and Avoiding Error in Complex Situations by Dietrich Dorner
• Essentials of Cost Management by Catherine Stenzel

 Recent Books

• The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) by Seth Godin
• Toyota Talent by Jeffrey Liker
• Product Development for the Lean Enterprise: Why Toyota\’s System Is Four Times More Productive and How You Can Implement It by Michael N. Kennedy
• Surprise! Now You’re a Software Project Manager by Bas de Baar
• Small Change by Lawrence Terkel

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