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Practice, Practice, Practice: Lean Muppets Series Post 8
Practice Makes Perfect for Fozzie, Maybe Too Perfect If you will recall in the Introduction, I said that the shared vision for Lean, Muppets, and Modus was: If we care, we create. If we create, we improve. If we improve, we … Continue reading
Flow, Cadence, Slack, and Stress: Lean Muppets Post 7
Scooter Reduces Cycle Time to Rowlf’s Breaking Point Here we find Rowlf singing Coleman and Fields’ “It’s Not Where You Start, It’s Where You Finish.” He sings at a comfortable rate and all is well. Scooter then tells him he … Continue reading
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Root Cause Analysis: Lean Muppets Series Post 6
Bert Takes an Intellectual Short Cut and Winds Up Lost. Solutions require experiments. Ernie wants to eat cookies in bed, but when crumbs become problematic he needs to find a solution. Bert was attempting the management role of problem solver. … Continue reading
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You’re In My System: Lean Muppets Post 5
Gonk and Geefle Build a Collaborative System This one might seem a little blatant, but Geefle and Gonk are doing more than simply dividing labor – they are systems thinking in action. Initially, the system is every Snooian for himself. … Continue reading
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The Language of Metrics: Lean Muppets Series Post 4
It’s like a really heavy iPhone. Silly aliens! In business, we mistake inanimate objects for our customers, our employees, our teams, and everyone else. Our inanimate objects are metrics. Just like the telephone, they are things we make to convey … Continue reading
Sunk Cost, Loss Aversion, and Cannibalism: Lean Muppet Series Post 3
After losing an “I” and his tie, this New York baker is ready for Cookie to leave. I cannot count the number of times I, as a consultant, have been called in to diagnose an obvious problem. Cookie Monster…now he … Continue reading
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Failure Demand and Unthoughtful Production: Lean Muppet Series Post 2
The Ernie Production Unit and the Bert Client Clash Over Delivered Value Ernie and Bert have issues. Because Ernie and Bert are archetypes. They represent the Yin and Yang of the Human condition. It is reasonable to expect that anyone … Continue reading
Variation Can Help: Lean Muppet Post 1
Okay, so there’s nothing about this video that isn’t cute. And that’s fine. But what does it have to do with Lean? One of the most important lessons that Lean can teach us is how to appreciate variation and make … Continue reading
The Lean Muppet Series: Introduction
I am 46 years old (at the time if this writing, it would be kind of nice to just keep on being a healthy active 46 year old, though). Being 46 year old and American, I was raised by three … Continue reading
Depth in Progress: of Wine Snobs, Audiophiles, and Agilistas
“Wine is to enjoy, not to judge.” ~ Hwi Woong Jeong (웅가) Wine Enthusiast The gentleman next to me took out his laptop and began typing, he had a large pile of wine labels and a notebook filled with wine … Continue reading
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