Industrial Management articles from September 2002

Industrial Management archives from September 2002

Are you a leader? (Personnel Perspectives).
September 1, 2002... Unemployment remains the news of the day. It seems that every time I open the newspaper or watch TV, there is more news about layoffs and consumer jitters. I have written in the past about management's need to be sensitive, open, and...

Playing by the rules.(managing professional employees)
September 1, 2002... Executive summary Managing a group of strong-willed professionals is not a task for the faint of heart. If a team is to find success, its members must share a consensus about what it means to be a group. Three fundamental principles-mutual...

Instill lean thinking.
September 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The transformation to becoming a lean company requires a careful strategy. With lean thinking comes significant change in corporate culture, change that necessitates strong project leadership, visible support from top...

How does your garden grow?(management)
September 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Organizational thinking and action have been influenced by metaphors that frame organizational life in mechanistic terms. While the machine metaphor has brought numerous benefits to organizations over the years, its...

The myth of teams.(includes related article on consensus)
September 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Japanese-style teams work great -- in Japan. The reason many U.S. organizations have not found success in using teams is that they haven't adapted them to suit American culture and character. The Japanese team concept...

Leading the lean enterprise.
September 1, 2002... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY As companies try to implement lean processes in response to competitive pressures, they often become one-dimensional in their approach. But becoming a world-class organization demands more than that. Five critical...