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Ignore These at your Peril: Adaptability and Decentralized Decision-Making

Ignore These at your Peril: Adaptability and Decentralized Decision-Making

Adaptability:  In the Car Shop industry, work flows to them  -- from customers walking in with their car problems, everyday, 7 days a week -- without knowing in advance what is required. These folks have the ability to create an unknown output from an unpredictable input. They have a system that is designed for adaptability: a flow-based system. A system with prioritized work flow vis-à-vis resource capacity. Yes, I cannot just walk in and demand for my car to be fixed right away at that moment. They always have a work in process all the time, and, on top of…
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To Pivot or to Persevere…that is the Question

To Pivot or to Persevere…that is the Question

  "Pivot is a change in strategy without a change in vision" -- unknown. On April 17, 2018, we made a key decision: change the name and web address of our Blog site ( referring to another Blog site of ours, the predecessor of this Blog site). Why?  The new name makes more sense in portraying what our Blog site is all about: Sharing knowledge and absorbing knowledge; providing enlightenment, guidance, coaching and encouragement; and being a Servant-Leader and a Guru.  There were other things — that were observed (as part of the learning process) and measured — that were…
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Failed and Half-Baked Transformation Lacks this, a…

Failed and Half-Baked Transformation Lacks this, a…

  If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm -- Stephen Covey. Paradigm Shift! One of the first steps to transformation. Lean-Agile requires a Paradigm Shift…it is not optional. Failure to work on or shift your paradigm means failure to transform! According to the Merriam-Webster.com website, 'Paradigm Shift is an important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way.'    To effectively change -- not a small but big and primary…
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Vision: All About Being ‘Lean and Agile’

Vision: All About Being ‘Lean and Agile’

  Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation of success. — John C. Maxwell. Lean is Efficiency. Efficiency — doing things right with zero to least waste — is the foundation for survival. Agile is Effectiveness. Effectiveness — doing the right things at the right time through prioritization --  is the foundation of  success. We have in our hands the best of both worlds: being 'Lean and Agile'! We have the ability to 'survive and succeed' in any endeavor that we may choose to undertake; this is applicable to an individual, a family, a team, a team…
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