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yeah there are a gazillion companies that claim to be Lean, Kaizen or what else but guess what, in practice only a small fraction actually are :)
by agiamas 11y ago
yeah there are a gazillion companies that claim to be Lean, Kaizen or what else but guess what, in practice only a small fraction actually are :)
- bordercases 11y agoThat seems like something that is worth (tactfully) screening for in interviews when given the opportunity to respond. So instead of asking "are you Kaizen?" you would ask about practices performed that imply Kaizen, including the spirit of the law and not the letter.
- calinet6 11y agoYep - this is something that I'm thinking about actively. How do you start the conversation in an interview (as either interviewer or interviewee) that gives you insight into how people treat problems? Is their instinct more individual or systemic? Do they naturally look for improvement, or point fingers? I've had some success, but they're always very deep interviews, which can either be drastically good or quite startling to the other party depending on what direction it goes. So your note to do it 'tactfuflly' is very prudent.
- mooreds 11y agoI have often found that two things work well for this: * have your antennae out for anything that seems weird (weak signals, indeed) in your conversations about the work * check references (as an interviewee). That's a fancy way of saying, look to see if anyone you know knows someone who works there, who can give you the straight scoop.
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- stephengillie 11y agoAt more than one company, "Agile development" means "the CEO gives his cell number to every customer, and Waterfall development happens very fast."