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		<title>Become a Good Manager: Starting with an Empty Glass</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only an empty Glass can be filled with something new. If your glass already full there is no place to learn new things. Thus you need to be able to free yourself from the pre-conceptions and ideas that clutter your &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/become-a-good-manager-starting-with-an-empty-glass/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Practicing Behavior Patterns are More Important than Tools</title>
		<link>http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/practicing-behavior-patterns-are-more-important-than-tools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many companies fail to reach the success similar to that of Toyota as they randomly apply tools and techniques of lean. The right way as proposed in &#8220;Toyota Kata&#8221; is practicing the behavior patterns in our daily routine. This thought &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/practicing-behavior-patterns-are-more-important-than-tools/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Future of Lean Thinking: The Making of Lean Manager</title>
		<link>http://viveknaik.net/management/lean-manager/future-of-lean-thinking-the-making-of-lean-manager/</link>
		<comments>http://viveknaik.net/management/lean-manager/future-of-lean-thinking-the-making-of-lean-manager/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”  &#8211; Confucius The Lean Manager is the lynchpin.  Without the right person and &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/management/lean-manager/future-of-lean-thinking-the-making-of-lean-manager/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mission Statement: What is the mission of Manufacturing Operations?</title>
		<link>http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/my-thoughts/mission-statement-what-is-the-mission-of-manufacturing-operations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 22:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For sometime I have been trying to develop comprehensive mission statement which could be used for any manufacturing operations. It all started with the most basic requirement  of any operation: &#8221; Right the first on time&#8221; This did not encompass &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/my-thoughts/mission-statement-what-is-the-mission-of-manufacturing-operations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stand-Up Workstation : After 2 Weeks</title>
		<link>http://viveknaik.net/management/stand-up-workstation-after-2-weeks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been some progress with stand-up workstation experiment.  I have added few components that I manage on the wall next to the station. Above the worstation is the Mission and Key Performance Indicators for the Operations department. On the &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/management/stand-up-workstation-after-2-weeks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stand-Up Workstation</title>
		<link>http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/stand-up-workstation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 10:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally I made my very own stand up workstation. We put it together using the top part of an old desk which had a slide-in keyboard, rest is made of scrap metal found in the plant.I am hoping this is &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/stand-up-workstation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gemba Walk: Mangement by Walking Around (MBWA)</title>
		<link>http://viveknaik.net/management/gemba-walk-management-by-walking-around-mbwa/</link>
		<comments>http://viveknaik.net/management/gemba-walk-management-by-walking-around-mbwa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gemba Walk]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://viveknaik.net/?p=60</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a Gemba Walk? Gemba walk , in simple words is a form of &#8220;Management by Walking Around&#8221; (MBWA).  This is a very powerful tool as it is based on the fundamental principles of lean known as the &#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/management/gemba-walk-management-by-walking-around-mbwa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Learning to see the change</title>
		<link>http://viveknaik.net/management/learning-to-see-the-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gemba Walk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a person who is leading a lean transformation project it is very likely you will sometimes be frustrated thinking nothing is working and people are not changing. Change is a process so subtle sometimes you need skill beyond normal &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/management/learning-to-see-the-change/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How do we Learn?- The process and tools of Learning</title>
		<link>http://viveknaik.net/lean-tools/how-do-we-learn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lean Manager]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://viveknaik.net/?p=136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Actually a post &#8220;Learning to Learn&#8221; by Evan Durant inspired me to write this. This topic has always intrigued me and have read my share blogs posts, books to satisfy my curiosity. I would like to share my experiences and &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-tools/how-do-we-learn/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Aligning Business &#8211; Processes &#8211; People</title>
		<link>http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/aligning-business-processes-people/</link>
		<comments>http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/aligning-business-processes-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vivek Naik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lean Manager]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://viveknaik.net/?p=118</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a scene at most of the businesses where the Business goals very rarely affect the day to day processes that run the organisation or any changes in the process realign the goals to new scenario.  People are usually &#8230; <a href="http://viveknaik.net/lean-philosophy/aligning-business-processes-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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