{"id":12845,"date":"2016-10-18T15:05:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/?p=12845"},"modified":"2020-03-02T15:07:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T21:07:47","slug":"how-lean-improvement-methods-enable-respect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/how-lean-improvement-methods-enable-respect\/","title":{"rendered":"How Lean Improvement Methods Enable Respect"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Growing up Vietnamese-American, I was taught to honor and respect people, never to waste anything and to always think beyond myself. I was also taught to hide conflict and to ignore problems, especially if had to do with someone senior to me.<\/p>\n

I learned quickly that honor and respect cannot last without surfacing conflict and proactively resolving issues. At Planview AgilePlace, our culture starts with people. The diverse, quirky personalities in our company are allowed to shine through \u2014 they make us who we are.<\/p>\n

But our traditions go deeper than bacon, Doctor Who, and Nerf guns. They\u2019re rooted in an intrinsic hunger and drive to work together to improve the way the world works. We know that respect for people is one of the most effective Lean improvement methods, which enables us to maintain our agility, and adapt to change quickly and sustainably.<\/p>\n

All this is not without conflict. We have a diverse team with diverse skills and personalities, which makes conflict (defined as a difference in opinion or approach) inevitable. We know that when diversity is not treated with respect, this healthy, natural conflict can escalate to become unhealthy, and turn into distrust, frustration, or resentment.<\/p>\n

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