tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post8719207224244988158..comments2023-08-03T11:16:11.202-04:00Comments on Got Boondoggle?: CourageMike Wroblewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-31984018142451983822009-07-30T17:23:25.259-04:002009-07-30T17:23:25.259-04:00Thanks for your comments Tim and Mark.
Did anyone...Thanks for your comments Tim and Mark.<br /><br />Did anyone ever tell you Mark that you are one funny guy? I did laugh at the Cowardly lion remark and I am not a wizard by the way.<br /><br />It just seems to me that in today's economic woes, more and more people are fearful. This fear is so great the we sometimes fail to draw up the courage to do what we need to do to improve.Mike Wroblewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451872136821100772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-32217078648988034492009-07-29T09:09:28.269-04:002009-07-29T09:09:28.269-04:00O.K., O.K... Where are some quotes from the Cowar...O.K., O.K... Where are some quotes from the Cowardly Lion on this topic?<br /><br />Seriously, nicely put, Mike. These statements are especially motivating for team members coming from a particular area that are trying to muster up courage to face the status quo and do what is best, versus what is easy. It's easy to be meek and not rock the boat - much harder to take a stand and face the judgment of peers. And, much harder to adopt new ways of thinking, like Lean.<br /><br />For those of us who are change agents (Supervisors, Managers, Facilitators), facing the scrutiny and judgment of C.A.V.E. People (Citizens Against Virtually Anything) comes with the territory and we are used to it. This is much harder for front line staff who are not normally change agents and are wearing a new hat.Mark Welchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16711894.post-66861582001871505822009-07-18T21:28:42.762-04:002009-07-18T21:28:42.762-04:00You are so right with this. It takes courage to i...You are so right with this. It takes courage to implement lean. It takes courage to try again after set back or failure. I visited a plant recently where the local management was afraid to try lean because of failure and have to face the consequences. If the senior management had courage to enable them to try and make failure acceptable and local management had courage to try and not be afraid of failure they would be on there way to implementing lean.Tim McMahonhttp://www.leanjourneytruenorth.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com