In the previous blog post, “Lean Must Learn from Black Lives Matter,” I wrote:
…Lean management has been, and continues to be, in the shadows in terms of public opinion… Lean will be nothing more than it has been if it remains narrowly focused on the business community and continues to advocate from a position of weakness and inferiority. The Lean movement has to broaden its horizons and gain the support of the public at-large… Changes in business and leadership thinking and practices can only come from social activism. The focus must be on how classical management is worse for people, society, and the planet.
We have seen in recent weeks how social activism produces both heightened awareness, dissatisfaction with the status quo, and needed change. The next phase of the Lean movement is to gain widespread public support for Lean management. We can take a step forward that goes beyond our small community of Lean advocates and practitioners and try to gain a much wider audience using methods pioneered by social activists. Petitions are a small step that can begin the process of making a big difference.
Please take a stand and deepen your commitment. Join me in signing the petition to end classical management.
If anyone is interested in using the graphic shown below to print buttons, t-shirts, or other items, to give away for free, please let me know and I will share a 600dpi .png image, print-quality .pdf file, and Adobe Illustrator file. My preference would be that you do not change the illustration in any way. The illustration is issued under Creative Commons Zero (CC0), which means it is released worldwide into the public domain.
If anyone is interested in using the graphic shown below to print t-shirts or other items, to give away for free, please let me know and I will share a 600dpi .png image, print-quality .pdf file, and Adobe Photoshop file. My preference would be that you do not change the illustration in any way. The illustration is issued under Creative Commons Zero (CC0), which means it is released worldwide into the public domain.
And please ask people to sign the petition.