Tag: Leadership

The Late Paul O’Neill’s Playbook for Habitual Excellence [Video]

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Today, I went for a brisk 50-minute walk on a sunny morning and my companion was the voice of the late Paul O'Neill as...

Remembering a Great Leader, Paul O’Neill (1935-2020)

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It was a sad weekend, hearing about the passing of Paul H O'Neill, Sr. on Saturday. He was 84. I had the good fortune to...

What Bad Managers, Good Managers, and Great Managers Do

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This is an article that I originally published on LinkedIn back in 2014. It was also picked up and re-published by Entrepeneur.com. Other than...

Podcast #365 — Dan Markovitz on His Book “The Conclusion Trap”

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Joining me again for Episode #365 is Dan Markovitz, now a five-time guest (but he doesn't get a special jacket like SNL). You can...

Podcast #364 — Mitch Cahn on Lean and Pivoting to Shields...

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Joining me for Episode #364 is a returning guest, Mitch Cahn, the president of Unionwear, a Newark-based company. Back in Episode #234, we talked...

Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 10, 2020

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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Healthcare and hospital staff around the world are working tirelessly to provide...

Podcast #363 — Crystal Y. Davis on the Business Impact of...

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For Episode #363, I'm joined by Crystal Davis as we discuss: What are you seeing in terms of how Covid19 is disrupting businesses? How...

Adam Lawrence on The Wheel of Sustainability

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My guest for Episode #362 is Adam Lawrence, managing partner with Process Improvement Partners LLC. He's an industrial engineer who had a long career working...

Is Your Hospital Punishing or Encouraging People’s Necessary Creativity During the...

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This blog post is a collaboration with a Lean healthcare consulting friend of mine, who heard another unfortunate story from his sister, an emergency...

Leaders Need to Lead By Example, Especially in a Crisis

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I believe that leaders need to lead by example. This was true in my "Lean manufacturing" days when a good plant manager would make...

Webinar Preview: Steve Kane on Coaching Strategies for Leaders

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Today, I'm sharing a preview (in podcast and transcript form) of a webinar that Steve Kane, from Gemba Academy, will presenting on April 8th...

Operational Excellence Mixtape: March 13, 2020

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Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Running controlled experiments for evaluating interventions in healthcare is usually infeasible - the presentation of patients can be random...