by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jul 22, 2020 | Lean Thinking, The Little Lessons
One of the reasons (a BIG HUGE REASON) I think it is somewhat folly to think that we can effectively become qualified psychologists and with some personality profiles of questionable scientific acceptance solve our business problems. From Lean Thinking April 17, 2018...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jun 13, 2019 | Lean Thinking, Management, Quotes & Inspiration
A friend of mine posted this in a building & remodeling professional group we are a part of saying he has it taped inside of one of his tool boxes. It a great list for life. Period. Wendell Castle, the author of the list, was a legendary American furniture...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 24, 2019 | Leadership, Lean Thinking, Management, Productivity
1. Tell your company “Hey we are going to explore Lean Thinking as a way to improve or customer client experiences working with our company and how we get work done around here. And we are all going on this learning experience together. 2. To get your company going...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 21, 2019 | Lean Thinking
Via the FaceBook page for Lean Thinking I saw ran across this great graphic in my feed today…
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Apr 9, 2019 | Lean Thinking, The Little Lessons
I heard something in a video I was watching today that I think was one of those very simple very profound little moments I like to call Lean Lessons. Natalia, a volunteer with Food Bank For New York City said: “George is a great leader he knows what he’s doing...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Feb 24, 2017 | Leadership, Lean Thinking, Quotes & Inspiration, The Little Lessons
“Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.” — Ron...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | May 28, 2015 | Lean Thinking, Systems & Systems Thinking
Scott Sedam writes another great article on lean implementation in the building industry… Process Perils & Profit
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Aug 13, 2014 | Leadership, Lean Thinking, Productivity, Systems & Systems Thinking, The Little Lessons
A great Deming-ism I just stumbled across in my old notes from a Scott Sedam article How To Get Smart from the 7/11/2000 issue of Professional Builder: Deming lamented that our companies and our country were becoming so obsessed with job skills that we were turning...
by J. Jerrald Hayes | Jan 7, 2011 | Critical Chain Project Management, Lean Thinking, Management, Productivity
I’ve been thinking about the issue of “productivity” and the debate over one-person (lead carpenter concept) vs. two (or more) person crews. When I open up my estimating application or crack open a copy of R.S. Means’ Repair and Remodeling Cost...
