Tag Archives: Corporate Culture

Build Lean & Operational Excellence Foudation During Times of Stress

Continuously improving means just that. Nowhere is it written that when things aren’t so rosy it’s time to take a break from CI. If your corporate culture has any meaning at all, focusing on Operational Excellence is all the more … Continue reading

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Avnet GETS IT (Lean)… IT’s about the People.

I’ve been following the fortunes of Avnet (NYSE:AVT) for quite a while now, watching them build Lean and Continuous Improvement into their corporate culture.  How fitting then that Steve Church, Avnet’s top HR guy, should be elevated to the position of … Continue reading

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Happiness, the Nirvana of Employee Engagement

A critical principle underlying Lean (Toyota Production System and derivatives) is respect for the individual employee. How does this manifest itself?  Well, the CEOs of at least a few Lean companies tell me that they measure the degree to which people in their organizations are … Continue reading

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