Table 6. Comparison table of lean and... | Emerald Publishing

Table 6.

Comparison table of lean and Ubuntu management principles

Lean management principles	Ubuntu management principles
1 – Base your management decisions on a long-term philosophy even at the expense of short-term financial goals	7 – Loyalty to the organisation 12 – Strong values
2 – Create continuous process flow to bring problems to the surface	None
3 – Use “pull” systems to avoid overproduction	None
4 – Level out the workload (Heijunka)	None
5 – Build a culture of stopping to fix problems, to get quality right the first time	None
6 – Standardised tasks are the foundation for continuous improvement and employee empowerment	2 – Empowering people – team leadership and shared responsibility
7 – Use visual control so no problems are hidden	None
8 – Use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that serves your people and processes	11 – An effective team is a team with the right tools
9 – Grow leaders who thoroughly understand the work, live the philosophy, and teach it to others	3 – Transformational leadership – inspire, motivate, influence, support 5 – Mentoring
10 – Develop exceptional people and teams who follow your company’s philosophy	10 – Continuous employee support and development 9 – Sharing power and teamwork 1 – People-centred work culture – community, solidarity, commitment 13 – Rewarding employees for the application of the “right culture”
11 – Respect your extended network of partners and suppliers by challenging them and helping them improve	6 – Openness and honesty – supporting relationships and communication
12 – Go and see for yourself to thoroughly understand the situation (genchi gembutsu)	8 –- Collective decision-making
13 – Make decisions slowly by consensus, thoroughly considering all options; implement decisions rapidly	8 – Collective decision-making
14 – Become a learning organisation through relentless reflection (hansei) and continuous improvement (kaizen)	5 – Shared vision – goal directed 10 – Continuous employee support and development

Lean management principles	Ubuntu management principles
1 – Base your management decisions on a long-term philosophy even at the expense of short-term financial goals	7 – Loyalty to the organisation12 – Strong values
2 – Create continuous process flow to bring problems to the surface	None
3 – Use “pull” systems to avoid overproduction	None
4 – Level out the workload (Heijunka)	None
5 – Build a culture of stopping to fix problems, to get quality right the first time	None
6 – Standardised tasks are the foundation for continuous improvement and employee empowerment	2 – Empowering people – team leadership and shared responsibility
7 – Use visual control so no problems are hidden	None
8 – Use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that serves your people and processes	11 – An effective team is a team with the right tools
9 – Grow leaders who thoroughly understand the work, live the philosophy, and teach it to others	3 – Transformational leadership – inspire, motivate, influence, support5 – Mentoring
10 – Develop exceptional people and teams who follow your company’s philosophy	10 – Continuous employee support and development9 – Sharing power and teamwork1 – People-centred work culture – community, solidarity, commitment13 – Rewarding employees for the application of the “right culture”
11 – Respect your extended network of partners and suppliers by challenging them and helping them improve	6 – Openness and honesty – supporting relationships and communication
12 – Go and see for yourself to thoroughly understand the situation (genchi gembutsu)	8 –- Collective decision-making
13 – Make decisions slowly by consensus, thoroughly considering all options; implement decisions rapidly	8 – Collective decision-making
14 – Become a learning organisation through relentless reflection (hansei) and continuous improvement (kaizen)	5 – Shared vision – goal directed10 – Continuous employee support and development