Tag: Blame

How often do you hear executives blaming employees, including frontline workers, for different problems or poor performance? I don't think that's a good look when...

Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...

There was a fascinating article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek about GE doing its final spinoff of GE Vernova (ticker symbol: GEV) and the remaining business...

I'm currently working on a Mistake Proofing class for Karen Martin and TKMG Academy. Coming soon!! In the process of writing the course and its...

In healthcare, leaders saying "we'll hold them accountable" too often means, in reality, "we'll punish individuals for mistakes that have many systemic causes." To the...

tl;dr: In this post, Mark recounts his frustrating experience attempting to donate a couch, only to be stymied by bureaucratic obstacles. Using this personal...

I've written before about Bob. He was the Plant Superintendent (the #2 in command, if you will) at the GM Livonia Engine Plant, where...

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...

I don't post every episode of the My Favorite Mistake podcast here, but my latest episode (#70) will have a strong appeal to readers...

I recently wrote a post for the Value Capture blog that you might be interested in: Psychological Safety Means It's Safe to Ask for Help...

In this post, I'm going to share some reflections from one of my workplaces, some things that occurred last week. I'm going to be...

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