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It's been a few years since I was inspired to do an April Fool's Day joke or prank here. But, here are my posts and pranks from previous years that might give you a chuckle. Some of these did fool people :-) Do you have a favorite? …
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Recently, I re-shared a LinkedIn post by Maryam Najafi PhD, a clinical scientist from Germany. I re-posted it and that drove even more visibility (over 100,000 views) and more discussion. You might need to click through to LinkedIn…
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I love the theme of learning from mistakes. That's why I started my latest podcast, "My Favorite Mistake." Yesterday, I just released Episode 150. Who knew that so many people would be willing to talk about their mistakes and how they've…
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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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Here is a photo that I took a few years ago at a Krispy Kreme store. For health reasons, I don't go there very often, but it's fun to watch the donut production automation and the donuts are amazing when they're hot and fresh. …
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Hi. I'm Mark. If you read this blog, you might already know me. I'm going to tell a story today that's illustrated with Apple "Memojis." That kinda looks like me. I'm not quite that grey. Yet. In the Lean community, you hear a…
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Some episodes of "My Favorite Mistake" get into topics that are pretty directly related to Lean, or at least they're Lean adjacent. Last week's episode with Ken Segel, CEO of the firm Value Capture (a firm I'm affiliated with), is one…
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When I lived in San Antonio (2012 to 2015), I became a huge fan of the San Antonio Spurs. I mean, it's a civic obligation there, but I really did fall in love with the team (and they won their fifth NBA championship while I lived there). …
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As somebody who moved to Texas in 1999 ("I wasn't born here, but I got here as quick as I could"), I love Texas barbecue. That means, in particular, the "Texas Trinity" of brisket, sausage, and ribs -- although ribs are my least favorite…
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Kudos to the Lean Enterprise Institute and the Lean Global Network for the message they sent out today via email (which is also on their website). It reads, in part: "Last week the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) and Lean Global…
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In some recent posts on the Value Capture Blog, I've shared a look back at two conversations from 2011 -- and a look at what one of those interviewees is learning and sharing now. 2011 Interview with the Late Paul O'Neill Sr. In this…
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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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First off, I want to briefly acknowledge the Ukranians' fight for freedom and sovereignty in the face of the Putin invasion. It seems that many, many Russians don't support the aggression, so I hesitate to call it a "Russian invasion." I…
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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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