Systems-Thinking is Critical to Our Success

by | May 16, 2012 | Acting As Empowered Women

For women it is critical that we have a basic understanding of the principles of LEAN principles and systems-thinking. It is through systems-thinking that we can improve the processes our employees use to perform work. Systems-thinking is a natural fit for women while men are taught by society to resist it. For women systems-thinking can be our defining discriminator.

SAC Missile Comp

by | May 16, 2012 | Acting As Empowered Women

In one of my earliest career assignments I used processes to train a team for a competition. Even though the team was by far the most inexperienced, their knowledge of the singular best process allowed them to excel. I learned that having the “best and the brightest” does not guarantee stellar performance – having the best process does.