In our 34 years of coaching executives, we’ve always contemplated what the monetary ROI of investing in a coach would be. I took the wise advice of a good friend […]
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The Inevitable Lean Process Implosion, Part 4
Lean has proven to be a solid and effective process to activate the latent power in Eastern cultures and has also significantly improved performance in any number of Western organizations. […]
The Inevitable Lean Process Implosion, Part 3
The source of Lean’s cultural dissonance in America has its roots in Masaaki Imai’s 1986 book, Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. Kaizen refers to the Japanese concept of […]
The Inevitable Lean Process Implosion, Part 2
We see culture as an accumulation of collective experience that, over time, creates a system of beliefs, norms, speech, values and artifacts. Culture determines how things are done and problems […]
The Inevitable Lean Process Implosion, Part 1
If you are a decision maker in private sector business, local, state or federal government and you are either implementing or exploring Lean Thinking, then you should be commended. Lean, […]
Everything Communicates
I recently sat through one of our company’s new marking strategy presentations. A whole new rollout. Logos, websites, social media content, imaging, artwork, building, paint, signage, and more. They were […]
Social Media, Next Decade
Social Media has changed the game. Right now, someone from your company is posting about their day at the office on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or perhaps they’re publishing a blog […]
Control vs. Influence Based Leadership
The ubiquity of social media creates new challenges for modern day control-based leadership and sets the stage for leaders who operate through influence to thrive. The recent crisis in Egypt […]
Making the Tough Calls
Leadership is stewarding all the time and resources of your organization. This means we can’t be selfish or short–sighted. According to Eugene Habecker, “If I fail to make decisions in […]
Why Does Our Business Keep Veering Off Course?
I’ve always considered the captain of my favorite airline to just be the person that flew the plane to our destination. In actuality the responsibility of the captain is far […]
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