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Parting Shot: Analysis and Insights

Written by  Larry Coté, President of Lean Advisors Inc. March 08, 2007

Troubled waters require capable leaders at the helm
Canada's lean leaders need to look beyond the horizon and chart the future

 

In stormy times, true leadership skills emerge, says Larry Coté, the President of Lean Advisors Inc. ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

The rumbles on our economic outlook are troubling. The dollar is still up, foreign investment, profits and sales are down. Low cost Asian competition is eroding our market share. Financial scandals and corporate governance issues keep flaring into the headlines. Disasters such as terrorism, possible pandemics, and war continually reshape the world in which we work and live. There are so many "big" global issues, so much apparent chaos, that our minds are often distracted from the day-to-day jobs we do leading our businesses.

Striving to improve our own competitiveness by providing customers faster and better products or services will accomplish more than worrying about the next global crisis looming just around the corner. The only futures game we need to be in is the one that cuts waste so the customer sees more value.

To read Larry Coté's Parting Shot analysis on why we have to stick to our knitting and continue the lean journey, click on the link below.

http://www.advancedmanufacturing.com/May04/parting.htm
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