Is Learning Something New Easier Than Unlearning What We Already Know?
Thanks to Catalysis for asking me to write a guest blog post... yesterday, they published this:
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Podcast #329 – Mike Eisenberg, The Film “To Err is Human” and…
Joining me today for Episode #329 of the podcast is Mike Eisenberg, the director, editor, and producer of the…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Keep Moving Forward
Let's commemorate Monday's national holiday for Dr. King with a look back at my post from 2012:
A Lean Lesson…
First Half of January 2019 — Key #Lean Tweets (and LinkedIn Posts) from…
Here's the latest installment of "Key Tweets," a (usually) weekly post that presents some of my tweets (or…
So, I Finally Left an iPad Behind in an Airplane Seatback Pocket
The "Miracle on the Hudson" was 10 years ago today. Read my blog post about hearing Sully speak at an event last…
Podcast #328 – Bette Gardner and Jeff Heil, Friday Night at the ER
My guests for Episode #328 are Bette Gardner and Jeff Heil, of the company Breakthrough Learning. Bette is the…
Toyota as a “People Development Company”
When I had the chance to go back to Japan last October with Honsha, there was a big focus on what the former…
Lessons from Brett Favre on Permission and Innovation
It's a big week for American football. Monday was the College Football Playoff championship game. Alabama, led by…
Don’t Overexplain College Football Playoff TV Ratings Being at “An…
We have to be careful with text descriptions of business metrics -- this is true when it's numbers in the news or…
Value is Defined by the Customer (and not all Customers are the Same)
It's said in the Lean methodology that "value is defined by the customer."
Value can be defined as, in most…
For Big Leaps With New Year’s Resolutions, Start With Baby Steps
Thanks to the Lean Enterprise Institute for publishing my article about Kaizen, new habits, and New Year's…
Remembering Herb Kelleher: The Power of Authentically Engaging Employees
Last week, Herb Kelleher passed away. He was the legendary founder, CEO, and Chairman of Southwest Airlines.
…
Webinar Preview: Jess Orr on Applying Hoshin Kanri to Your Personal Improvement
Happy New Year! It's a time of year when we think about improvement and goals for the year. We do this in our…
Enter to Win a Kindle Copy of “Reflections from Lean Leaders”
Reflections from Lean Leaders is a compilation of transcripts from some of my Lean Blog Podcast…
Join me as I Visit the “Just in Time Cafe” Podcast
Thanks to Tracy O'Rourke and Elizabeth Swan for allowing me to be a guest on their "Just in Time Cafe" podcast.
…
Year in Review: My Podcasts About Lean and More
It was a busy year for me in the podcast realm. I produced 33 "Lean Blog Podcast" episodes of interviews about the…
Year in Review: What are the 10 Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts of 2018?
Here are the ten most-read posts of the year, according to Google Analytics (popularity doesn't imply quality, but…
Song: Gemba Claus is Comin’ to Town!
Here's a holiday treat for my regular Lean Blog readers and podcast listeners, a song parody, originally released…