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Alternative Is To Get Back On That Fire Truck

French translation: revenir au mode réactif

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English term or phrase:	Alternative Is To Get Back On That Fire Truck
French translation:	revenir au mode réactif
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15:19 Dec 18, 2007

English to French translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Management / Lean management

English term or phrase: Alternative Is To Get Back On That Fire Truck

Summary
Layered Standard Work is Element #1 of Lean Management
Eliminates guesswork for managers and leaders
Stabilizes the leader’s day
Identifies what the leader should and by implication should not be doing
Requires less mental energy leaving them free to focus on making changes and improvement
///Alternative Is To Get Back On That Fire Truck///

From a module on Lean management called "Leader standard work".
This is the summary of the module (last slide of a powerpoint presentation) where the first slide reads:
"Move From Reactive Firefighting TO
Proactive Focus On The Process On The Floor"
translation :
"Permet de cesser de réagir après coup et permet une concentration proactive sur le processus en cours sur le terrain."

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revenir au mode réactif

Explanation:
à l'opposé de proactif

Note:
On utilise souvent (mais entre guillemets) l'expression « éteindre les feux »

« il est facile d’oublier de se concentrer sur nos tâches principales. Nous n’avons plus le temps de planifier, de mettre en œuvre et de prendre des mesures correctives en temps opportun. Nous passons plutôt presque tout notre temps à « éteindre des feux ».

De toute évidence, peu de gens peuvent travailler de cette façon pendant des périodes prolongées et demeurer réellement productifs. »
Source: Microsoft Canada