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Culture Matters: Why Top Management Must Take the Lead

Posted on September 17, 2010. Filed under: business, Culture, Help, Lean, Linkedin, Management, Measurement, Next Generation Manufacturing, operations | Tags: accountability, business, common sense, continuous improvement, Culture, goals, honesty, leadership, Lean, Lean Culture, Linkedin, Management, Next Generation Manufacturing, Operations management, systems |

Old habits die hard. Companies can invest a lot of time and money in Lean efforts or other improvements, but if people eventually go back to their old ways, the gains won’t be sustained over time and improvement stalls.

To truly transform into a Lean company, the company’s culture must be addressed. Culture isn’t a vague term – it is key for improvement success. Creating a Lean Culture addresses both active resistance to change and the tendency of people, like a dieter reaching for ice cream, to revert back to old habits after the effort to change has passed.