Brain Candy Vol. 2
Robert Cenek
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Bryan Lund has started a blog covering Training Within Industry . The history behind Training Within Industry (TWI) is pretty fascinating. During WWII, the United States implemented a comprehensive job methods training program (TWI) to help manufacturing firms meet wartime production demands. The program was largely abandoned by American firms after the war (no surprise here!), but was introduced to the war torn nations in Asia. It was especially well-received in Japan, where it really became the precursor to Kaizen. Training Within Industry has spawned a fairly large body of folklore, including an account in John Dinero’s book “Training Within Industry” (2005), in which John Shook relates a story in which a Toyota trainer brought out an old copy of a TWI service manual to prove to him that American workers at Nummi could be taught using the “Japanese” methods used at Toyota.
Check out the incredibly witty cartoons at Savage Chickens. Doug Savage offers some real gems. They’re definitely Dilbert-class. The toons that follow are a hoot!
In “The Employee Value Proposition: How To Be An Employer Of Choice,” Stewart Black of INSEAD highlights the key organizational dimensions to use in building a strong employment brand. The article slices through much of the typical malarkey on the topic - and offers condensed, pithy advice for the busy executive.
Teresa Wellbourne, an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan, and CEO of eePulse, Inc., is an academician with an uncanny ability to translate her research into lucid narrative. Her article, “Employee Engagement: Beyond The Fad And Into The Executive Suite,” offers a meaty, alternative explanation for what drives the highest level of employee contribution.
“Employee Screening: Theory and Evidence” is a nice piece of research that supports the proposition that it’s possible to screen for candidates who are better predisposed to team-based environments.
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