4 January 2012 Lean Coffee Notes

Topics discussed: 1. Creating desire/excitement and change How do you create a sense of urgency that’ll get people to always want to improve? There are a lot of people that are just comfortable in what they’re doing and don’t see a reason to improve. What’s wrong with being comfortable? It’s fine if there’s no competition or pain. first impressions the nike lunarepic flyknit youtube That’s where consultants are good because they can come in, cause some pain and then leave without blame. custodia ricarica wireless iphone Senior leadership needs to put in sweat equity. There are two types of behavior: Model I behavior is the most likely paradigm to be operating at this time. Model II behavior represents a healthy, but seldom used alternative The ideal goal would be to get people from from model 1 to model 2 behavior. nike air max 95 og wmns au meilleur prix sur idealo Chris argeris book. Would like to have mostly intrinsic staff? That’s utopian. Motivation for creative work vs manufacturing? Really no need for unmotivated people. Excerpt from http://www.inner-work.com/Model%20I%20and%20Model%20II%20Behavior.pdf There are 2 types of motivation, intrinsic and extrinsic. Extrinsically motivated people get their motivation from being told what to do. Intrinsically motivated people like to take risk and motivate themselves? Recommended Reading on this topic: The Ropes to Skip and the Ropes to Know- Studies in Organizational Theory and Behavior (Wiley) excerpt from Amazon: The material deals with issues central to life in an organization – issues of how the culture of an organization functions. Incorporated throughout are numerous examples of behaviors and decisions with real consequences that can enhance or impede careers. Business professionals will also discover the unwritten rules of organizations, such as the impact of stereotypes. On Organizational Learning – Chris Argyris 2. Is Mike Rother’s Toyota Kata a good book for a book group? If the goal is to develop the people and processes in your company to be more productive an instill the want to continuously improve. An easier read is as an introduction might be The Toyota Way. It’s more more anecdotal than Toyota Kata. The impression I got was that Toyota Kata is a fantastic book and worthy of reading in a book group, but it might be a little dry or too advanced of a book to start with. custodia con zip iphone 8 plus It might still be a good choice if those reading the book are already familiar with some lean concepts and are using tools like Kanban. Questions to ask when choosing a book. 2017 acquistare nike roshe run uomo offerte ring390 What kind of book would speak to people that are not process geeks? What are people in the book group frustrated about and want to fix? Additional recommendations that might be easier to start a book group with: The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production– Toyota’s Secret Weapon in the Global Car Wars That Is Now Revolutionizing World Industry The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement The Lean Manager: A Novel of Lean Transformation 3. Deterministic vs Probabilistic This is an argument that has been going on in the kanbandev groups. I haven’t read the thread, so this was a little over my head and my notes may not be helpful. Arguments: scrum is good for unknowns – probabilistic Kanban works if there’s no uncertainty – deterministic Even in deterministic environment like manufacture, small batch still works. All projects have all levels of complexity at all times. Doing XP results in good code, but you need different techniques to determine what’s going to be the new features and future of product. iphone 6 plus custodia a ricarica 4. nike air max 95 pour femme taille 37 couleur blanc tayni mode paris Intrapraneur Steve Holt is consultant inside Boeing (working for Boeing). custodia anti acqua iphone 6 Not an outside hired consultant, but an intrapraneur. You don’t get to choose clients. Groups come to him for solutions after they’ve have tried all possible things instead of coming to him at the beginning. Since he works for the company, he’s pressured and expected to fix the problems that come to him or he’ll get the blame. How can he get in the loop with these groups at the point when he’s most helpful (before there’s a big problem). Sometimes the intrapraneur is stuck with supporting outside consultant work that is left behind when the consultant leaves, but the intrpraneur didn’t have any input at the beginning. Since he works for the company, that seems to be less credibility than an outside consultant. How do you change this behavior? Suggestions: AT&T tried social changes where the intrapraneur team put in a strip mall and separated from the big company. It provided a small company feel and gave an impression that they were more like outside consultants working for themselves (not the company). Look into trying the Premortem Tool if you can get in early. Call in the Dev team at the beginning of a new project. custodia iphone 6s burlon Tell the team that the project about to happen was a big failure. Write stickies on what the team perceives went wrong. Taken from an article about the Premoretem tool: Pre-mortem strategic analysis uses hypothetical descriptions of company successes and failures several years into the future to stress-test assumptions about the current strategy and business environment. 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New years Resolution to get rid of all sticky notes in the house Topics we didn’t get to: Measuring effectiveness of training Group works card pack – fractals – design patterns Scaling kanban Game night – kanban game scheduling Building mgmt buy in and commitment – Starting a coaching support group. puma suede creepers x fenty by rihanna bordeaux puma sole Will be starting soon.