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Management Guru Peter Drucker - podcast by Peter Drucker, Aug 2005
Podcast interview, on NPR, with Peter Drucker on management, the state of the world today and where we are headed. A profound view from Peter Drucker in his 95th year.
Lean Manufacturing Visionary Jim Womack On Frontiers Of Lean Thinking by Jim Womack, May 2005
"by bonus systems motivating sales staff to make the month or make the quarter and producing a wave of orders at the end of the reporting period. A better approach to these problems is to revamp the bonuses so they are rolling averages rather that don't encourage big batches of orders."
Doing the Wrong Thing Right (podcast) by Russell Ackoff, Ph.D., Oct 2005
As usually Ackoff provides great ideas, in an interesting and entertaining manner. This talk focuses on learning (and education and teaching) and doing the right things (effectiveness).
Systems Practice - Managing Complexity by Peter Checkland, Russell Ackoff and Sir Geoffrey Vickers, Mar 2006
"A system is a whole whose characteristics derive out of the interactions of
its parts. Not the actions of its parts taken separately, it?s the way the parts interact."
Seamless Information Capture and Discovery for Corporate Memory by David Hilbert, Daniel Bilsus and Laurent Denoue , Mar 2006
This presentation web video discusses the idea of managing corporate information. The technical challenges are addressed. This concept is important to managing more effectively and tools are coming to make the cost v. benefit of storing and retrieving more information worthwhile. The technology discussed here eventually could help lead to the adoption of Ackoff's ideas on capturing corporate decision making. Then that will allow evaluating decisions for systemic weakness and strengths in decision making.
Jim Womack podcast on Lean in China by Jim Womack, Dec 2006
Jim Womack talks about the state of lean manufacturing in China on the lean blog.
Norman Bodek on Kaizen by Mark Graban, Nov 0002
Interesting discussion of what is really involved in applying kaizen - continuous improvement. Mark Graban (Lean Blog) interviews Norman Bodek. In detailed discussions of Toyota's experience and what is needed to practice kaizen well.
Training Within Industry by Jim Huntzinger, Jan 2007
Lean blog podcast interview by Mark Graban.
Short video on TPS History by , Nov 0002
Nice overview of the history Toyota and the Toyota Production System.
Total Quality Service by Michael Tiemann, Oct 2005
"Do we offshore the problem to somebody else, you know get more bad software cheaper? Or do we fix the problem? I think we fix the problem. Now, in going to Japan and talking about this software quality problem it was pretty obvious I had to go and study Deming..."
Machine Revisited by Jim Womack, Mar 2007
Podcast of Mark Graban interviewing Jim Womack; discussing the reissue of Machine that Changed the World: "the biggest disappointment... was to have people tell me it was a great book about fa factories."
From the production line to the Nation Health Service by Peter Day, Jan 2007
BBC podcast with Daniel Jones, David Fillingham, Miss Carol Makin, Professor John Seddon, Dr John Bibby and Kate Silvester. Discusses efforts to adopt lean thinking practices in the UK National Health System.
Onshoring by Kevin Meyer and Mark Graban, Mar 2007
Lean blog podcast: interview on lean manufacturing.
State of the Auto World by Jim Womack, May 2007
Podcast interview by Mark Graban. "G.E. has been a 'make the numbers' company as opposed to a 'fix the company' company, says Jim. But now GE is saying they have to be like Toyota... 'is there anything beyond Six Sigma or even to Six Sigma?'"
Competing On The Basis Of Speed by Mary Poppendieck, Dec 2006
Google posts webcasts of presentation given at the Googleplex (like this one). Here lean ideas are related to software development.
The Role of Leadership in Software Development by Mary Poppendieck, Nov 2007
"In this 90-minute talk from the Agile2007 conference, Lean software thought leader Mary Poppendieck reviewed 20th century management theories, including Toyota and Deming, and went on to talk about 'the matrix problem', alignment, waste cutting, planning and standards. She closed by addressing the role of measurement: 'cash flow thinking' over 'balance sheet thinking'."
Innovation with Joel Barker by Wayne Turmel, Mar 2007
"Innovation isn't necessarily all great. Unintended consequences are something to be considered- what Joel calls "Cascade Thinking". What are the long-term consequences before you invest. "the answer to the problem is only the beginning of the solution...
Joel thinks someone named Tor Dahl will join the ranks of Drucker and Deming. His specialty is increasing productivity without having people lose their jobs..."
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