{"id":11719,"date":"2017-01-23T08:19:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T14:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=11719"},"modified":"2020-01-03T08:21:47","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T14:21:47","slug":"respect-for-people-leans-neglected-pillar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/respect-for-people-leans-neglected-pillar\/","title":{"rendered":"Respect for People: Lean\u2019s Neglected Pillar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Respect for People is one of the\u00a0pillars of Lean<\/a>\u00a0and of our culture at Planview AgilePlace. We\u2019re very proud of the respectful culture we\u2019ve built together. It\u2019s something that visitors and newcomers comment on when they talk about our company.<\/p>\n

But, as I had to confess at a recent company meeting, we haven\u2019t worked as diligently on defining and training people on this \u201csoft\u201d pillar of Lean as we have the \u201chard\u201d Continuous Improvement pillar (by implementing tools like\u00a0Kanban<\/a>, A3,\u00a0Stop the Line, automation, etc).<\/p>\n

In our defense, we\u2019re not alone in this neglect. If you read the Lean-Agile literature or attend conferences, you\u2019ll hear plenty about culture. But it\u2019s usually not presented as systematically and tangibly as the Lean process tools. It can be mingled in with process concepts in a way that\u2019s hard to untangle or can seem overly touchy-feely or theoretical brain science-y. It makes you think: This is\u00a0probably profoundly true, but how on earth do I apply it?!<\/p>\n

Like \u201celiminate waste,\u201d Respect for People can seem obvious and easy, but it\u2019s not as simple as it sounds. This isn\u2019t just about being kinder and more respectful to\u00a0one another in a common dictionary sense. We certainly should\u00a0always<\/i>\u00a0be that, but Lean calls us to do much more.<\/p>\n

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