Inform – Lean Agile Guru

Jun

11

2018

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

Adapt, Decentralize, Inform, Inspire, Story

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…

Apr

20

2018

By Clarence Galapon

To Pivot or to Persevere…that is the Question

Agile, Improve, Inform, Innovate, Inspire, Iterate, Lean, Transformation

"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…

Apr

19

2018

By Clarence Galapon

Failed and Half-Baked Transformation Lacks this, a…

Improve, Inform, Innovate, Inspire, Iterate, Transformation

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…

Apr

19

2018

By Clarence Galapon

Vision: All About Being ‘Lean and Agile’

Genesis, Inform, Transformation

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…