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description: "The book ‘Performance Behavior’ (by Neil Webers) describes how an organization can link performance to behavior to minimize waste and optimize performance behavior. 8 FORMS OF HUMAN-WASTE  are outlined which obstruct continuous improvement: Leadership-waste the result from too much push-management (based on authority) Comfort-waste the result of targets that aren’t enough stretching Communication-waste the result of misunderstandings that usually originate from meetings Discipline-waste the result when people are not being held accountable for not adhering to standards Goal-waste the result of employees having no idea of what is expected of them Engagement-waste the result of asking people to take responsibility for events or results which they cannot influence themselves Solving-waste the waste of capacity to solve problems when people work on solving problems without focusing on the root-cause of a problem Tuning-waste is the waste where people talk about different problems or solutions Find out more below!"
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# Performance Behavior: the Lean Methodology for Continuously Improving Performance Behavior

- February 15, 2017

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The book ‘Performance Behavior’ (by [Neil Webers](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/behavioral-waste-neil-c-w-webers?trk=pulse_spock-articles)) describes how an organization can link performance to behavior to minimize waste and optimize performance behavior.

**8 FORMS OF HUMAN-WASTE  are outlined which obstruct continuous improvement:**

| Leadership-waste | the result from too much push-management (based on authority) |
| --- | --- |
| Comfort-waste | the result of targets that aren’t enough stretching |
| Communication-waste | the result of misunderstandings that usually originate from meetings |
| Discipline-waste | the result when people are not being held accountable for not adhering to standards |
| Goal-waste | the result of employees having no idea of what is expected of them |
| Engagement-waste | the result of asking people to take responsibility for events or results which they cannot influence themselves |
| Solving-waste | the waste of capacity to solve problems when people work on solving problems without focusing on the root-cause of a problem |
| Tuning-waste | is the waste where people talk about different problems or solutions |

[Find out more below!](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Performance-behavior-methodology-continuously-performance/dp/9490670006)

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