Comments for Andrew M. Seward - MBA, PMP

Comment on About Andrew Seward by Mike W.

Mike W. — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:15:08 +0000

It’s great to see a talented former student do as much with their gifts as you have. I might be able to say more, once we establish how much you remember from physics and advanced logic design:)

Comment on Dave and Ro’s Wedding by Dave

Dave — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:00:37 +0000

Hi Andy,
I could not get this to open on two different home computers.
Dave has been really sick since our wedding. He was in bed (and not in a fun way) for most of the honeymoon. Still no clue as to what it could be. Blood tests and sonogram have come back negative. He has an appt with a gastroenterologist on Monday.
Could he be allergic to marriage?
He’ll call you soon.
Ro

Comment on About Andrew Seward by Kristen Seward

Kristen Seward — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:15:10 +0000

hello dad i did not know that u had a website named http://www.andrewseward.com can i please have one for free

this is sweet thanks hope u give one to me and help me make it di-zign it

your costermer kristen seward

Comment on Lean GMail – Advanced Gmail Tips for Open Networkers and Job Seekers by Raphael Adeym

Raphael Adeym — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:09:29 +0000

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Comment on My Calendar by ellyn enisman

ellyn enisman — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:02:58 +0000

on page 2 of your resume it looks like some significant acomplishments headings are bold underlined and others not.

Comment on My Calendar by ellyn enisman

ellyn enisman — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:01:47 +0000

Andrew I can do it: Mon 4:30 – 6:15, Wed. 10-12 or 2:30-4, thurs 9 – 11

Comment on Lean GMail – Advanced Gmail Tips for Open Networkers and Job Seekers by John Marra

John Marra — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:32:15 +0000

Andrew,

Great post. I’m guessing you are no longer employed by IBM. I am also a former IBMer. I was a Systems Support Representative up until Nov. 2006. I started there in 1993, a lot of good times and long hours. This blog is a great idea to put your personal brand out there. I found your blog on LinkedIn. I was thinking of putting up a site with either Joomla or WordPress to assist with my job search. Again great post.

Best regards,

John Marra

Comment on Learning Lean from the Master by Sandip Verma

Sandip Verma — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:44:26 +0000

Andrew,

Thank you very much for very valuabale insights. I spent most of my initial career years with Japanese companies like Mistsubishi, Denso and presently associated with Delphi. My learning with all of them has been great & all of them preach Lean. But it is always invaluable advantage to hear lean basics from experts like you.

Thanks once again & best regards,

Sandip

India Launch Manager
Manager – Manufacturing Engineering
Delphi, Powertrain

Comment on Learning Lean from the Master by Andrew Seward

Andrew Seward — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:14:01 +0000

Thanks Anthony, having practiced lean for a few years myself I completely agree. The few books I like on the subject such as Creating a Lean Culture by David Mann and Getting the Right Things Done by Pascal are much more practical for a lean implementation. Perhaps I got a little too catchy in my title in order to draw some attention (I guess I did that and have people read my post. My point was if you want to understand the basics, and that this is a good source where its explained in straightforward elegance.

Thanks for your feedback.
Andy

http://www.andrewseward.com

Comment on Learning Lean from the Master by Anthony Mangione

Anthony Mangione — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:52:00 +0000

Andrew, thank you for the links. It is always beneficial to hear more about this deep and ever changing subject. However, there one thing that I have to caution the lean community about. And that is that we put too much emphasis on the researchers and observers than the doers. James Womack wrote some great books, and mostly from the researcher/observer point of view. He himself openly states that he can talk about Lean but he cannot “do it”. As a matter of fact, he is more of a speaker than a consultant. Most of his deeper understanding of lean actually came during the years after he wrote Lean Thinking, and it came from honestly trying to understand what was left out of his writing. It took him ten years to realize that it is the philosophy, not the tools that drive lean. That lean is a different way to manage a business supported by tools, rather than management driving tools. To call him a man of insight is very appropriate. To call him the Lean Master is not. Womack, in his writings, could only talk about what Toyota did and how it operated, not why Toyota did it, or what Toyota had to do (not included in the books) in order to be able to operate like Toyota. GE, GM, Delphi, and other companies that are floundering have been known practitioners of lean, yet they have lacked the understanding of it’s core, foundation, and driving force. Yet, many of their ex-employees sell themselves as Lean experts. The truth is that Lean works against most of what american manufacturing capitalism as controlled by Wall Street believes, values, and measures. Until that core belief is reached and changed, most lean “experts” are more copycats that masters. But I admit, one can always acquire more wisdom by listening to them. And for that, thank you for the links.