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Following the Happy Path Blog - It isn’t what we don’t know (John Munce, 3/18/2011)
How many times have we started evaluating a problem when we know what the solution is? We know from our long experience what causes the problem; and therefore we know the solution. This is true for every group I’ve ever worked with. Then I learned the value of experimenting to prove the root cause.
Following the Happy Path Blog - One must follow to be a true change leader (Bryan Carey, 3/3/2011)
The happy path is not easily built and traversed when we follow a philosophy of “either or” that creates an environment of us-versus-them. I say, “Lead, follow and become the way!”
Following the Happy Path Blog - Just Give Me a Medal (John Munce, 2/28/2011)
On the Happy Path, sharing courage by engaging teammates with a medal or two can lead to greater success.
Following the Happy Path Blog - Don’t let your change success become a Greek Tragedy (Bryan Carey, 2/24/2011)
When executing change, leadership should be open to the beauty of creativity within the construct of a method and not just the tools that make up the method.
Following the Happy Path Blog - How confident are you? (John Munce, 2/21/2011)
Arguing the facts is more than being confident in your opinions. You need to quick check your data, validate its importance and determine whether it really changes your results.
Following the Happy Path Blog - Stubborn Things (John Munce, 1/27/2011)
Progress on the Happy Path involves hacking through the thicket of conflicting facts. The biggest battles are often over what should be measured. What are the critical few measures that will create facts we can use as machetes to cut the thicket? These were the facts I was desperate to find as an exec.
Following the Happy Path Blog - The Well-Tempered Resolution (John Munce, 1/21/2011)
Creating the Happy Path is like setting a New Year’s resolution. The Happy Path is covered up by all the fixes, patches and work-arounds put in over the years. We can’t see the path for the weeds. So we resolve to cut back the weeds so that everyone can walk The Happy Path — the way things are meant to work.
Following the Happy Path Blog - Slip Sliding Away (John Munce, 1/12/2011)
Following the Happy Path can sometimes be like recovering from a snow storm. It requires a couple of things to keep improvements from slip sliding away. You need some lean to make quick improvements. But you can’t depend solely on small events. You need some systemic change and some technology — like the sun shining; but you can’t wait for that alone.
Following the Happy Path Blog - Lying on a Bed of Roses (John Munce, 1/6/2011)
Working in the garden of process improvement is all about doing away with the thorns. We peel back the brambles to reach the blossoms. We prune and shape. We cut and trim back. We fertilize and water. We spray and weed. All this is done with the goal of forcing the largest and well-shaped blooms.
The biggest difference between the process improvement garden and my wife’s rose garden is that we can’t just pluck the blooms from the customer fulfillment process and put them in a vase. The value
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