It all started with New York Times article. While for quite some time I've been concerned about construction safety, it took the NYT series on OSHA and construction safety to get me to take action. For the last 15 months I've been sideblogging one construction safety story after another. The theme of those stories is the same as the NYT series.
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."
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."
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.
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."
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Make every "Yes" count, Learn to Say, "No".
Inside CRM offers The Manager's Cheat Sheet. Here are three of the best:
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Silk and Spinach calls attention to the blame game. While there appears to be too much going around, there are signs to the contrary.
Chauncey Bell writes, Why Is Construction so Backward? Is it just construction? Or, are projects backward?
The Elegant Solution: Toyota’s Formula for Mastering Innovation by Matthew E. May
Micromessaging: Why Great Leadership is Beyond Words by Stephen Young
On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt
