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It's been almost ten years and I've wanted to re-visit and re-share this interview that I was honored to do with Paul O'Neill back in 2011, years before I was affiliated with the firm Value Capture. O'Neill was the non-executive chairman…
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I've learned this lesson the hard way at times in my career: Having the right answer isn't enough if you can't lead people in a way that gets them to go along and work with you. I've learned that instead of trying to gain "buy in" after…
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and…
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Today's post is written by my friends at Creative Safety Supply. They have been a long-time sponsor of the Lean Blog and I appreciate their support. The real question here is, can you really implement Lean strategies successfully…
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I haven't done a "Throwback Thursday" post in a while, but I'm going to do something similar here on a Monday. Exactly ten years ago today, l shared a post where I talked about leaving my employment with the Lean Enterprise Institute and…
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You might not be a regular listener of the Habitual Excellence podcast, presented by Value Capture (and hosted by me). I hope you are... or will be. I realize I pump out a lot of podcasts. Our most recent episode will be of interest to…
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! News, blogs, articles, resources, and links about creating value, continuous improvement, innovation, and…
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A version of this originally appeared on LinkedIn -- Read and/or see the discussion that's been sparked there. So many major publications (WSJ, NYT, Bloomberg) have printed a lot of misinformation about the supposed failures of "just in…
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I recently had the opportunity to interview people from three different organizations that are KaiNexus customers, so I'm going to share those here. You'll hear discussions about how they're creating and sustaining a culture of continuous…
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Originally posted a few years ago, I'm reposting this for the holiday here in the U.S.
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Yesterday, I helped moderate the first webinar that was hosted by Value Capture... the recording is available now: Habitual Excellence Starts with Safety -- Before, During, and After a Crisis I wrote a blog post that covered a few…
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I wrote this for the Value Capture blog, where we are hoping to be more active going forward: Would You Ever Post a "Psychological Safety Cross?" https://valuecapturellc.com/would-you-ever-post-a-psychological-safety-cross/ …
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