Lean Manufacturing Leadership

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Without effective leadership, all the computer 
sophistication and best practices in the world 
will produce only marginal results. Two requisites 
to gaining full benefit from change initiatives are 
effective leadership skills and team empowerment. 

Current and potential leaders will want to be sure 
to read this week's bulletin, "Team Leadership: Are 
you an innovator?"

Have a nice day, keep the faith, and stay connected.

Bill Gaw
Business Basics, LLC
Bg@bbasicsllc.com
760-945-5596

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BUSINESS BASICS & BEST PRACTICES BULLETIN

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Competitive Knowledge for Manufacturing People 
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Team Leadership
Are you an innovator? 

The word "innovate" can be traced back to the 1400's. 
It stems from the Middle French word "innovacyon" 
meaning "renewal" or a "new way of doing things."

In our ever-changing world, as a leader, it is vitally 
important more than ever to be able to spark innovation. 
A hallmark sign of a great leader is his or her ability 
to see a different way and to act upon it. Innovation 
is often challenging, because it requires that an 
individual move beyond his or her comfort zone, away 
from conformity, and be willing to "fail." 

So, how does one become innovative? To begin with, it 
is crucial for you to get above the "blame line," by 
starting to take personal responsibility for innovating, 
taking risk, and for being willing to greet failure as 
a tool for learning and growth.

Are you an innovator? Here is a list of questions that 
you should be able to answer "yes" to in order to 
become that truly inspired individual who can rock the 
world:

(1) Are you willing to take a risk, and do you have 
the courage to fail?

(2) Are you genuinely curious about what is going on 
around the globe in your industry?

(3) Are you willing to challenge the status quo and 
question authority when your gut tells you that 
something is not right?

(4) Are you exploring your environment to find new 
ways to approach a challenge?(Your environment 
includes everything around you: people, processes, 
office equipment, furniture, light, and the Internet.

(5) Are you proactive, initiating new projects that 
get you and others excited about the future?

(6) Do you appreciate surprise, laughing, and 
playfulness?

(7) Do you communicate effectively and with 
enthusiasm?

(8) Are you hardworking, and do you champion new 
ideas with tenacity?

(9) Are you unattached to "looking good" and able 
to withhold criticism of others?

(10) Are you comfortable with constant change 
and chaos?

(11) Are you resilient, able to "bounce back" 
quickly after challenges and disappointments?

(12) Are you coachable?

(13) Are you able to see a relationship between 
things that seem to have no connection? 

(14) Do you surround yourself with people who 
are highly creative, innovative, and brilliant?

(15) Are you willing to take the responsibility 
for all your decisions?

If you answered "yes" to 12 of these 15 questions, 
you should be championing a company change initiative. 
If you’re not, then it’s time for you to select a change 
initiative, put together your plan of attack and 
start leading your team to achievements beyond prior 
accomplishments, Remember, there is no status quo!). 
You owe it to yourself, to your team, and to your 
company. 

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