Tag: Culture

New Shingo Article and Webinar: Psychological Safety as the Foundation for...

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In a Gallup poll, only 3 in 10 employees strongly agreed that their opinions count at work. That number should concern any leader pursuing Lean...

Leading Lean for Profitable Growth: CEO Bill Canady on Driving Business...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #526 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Bill Canady, a seasoned...

Humility in the Skies — and at Sea Level: What Aviation...

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"The whole point about aviation safety is that you have to have the humility to understand that you are imperfect, because everybody screws up....

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: March 21, 2025

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

An Aussie Backpacker’s Workplace Frustration: The Universal Need for Better Leadership

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Last Sunday, in Frankfurt, Germany, I took part in a guided walking tour of the city. Our group included a young professional from Australia in...

Leadership Gone Wrong: The Cost of Prioritizing a CEO’s Ego Over...

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A sad but true leadership tale: "Unlike most CEOs who rely on their executive team to keep them informed, relies on his team to...

Leadership Without Blame: Building Psychological Safety in the New Year

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Blame-based cultures kill improvement. Leaders must resolve to build trust and safety if they want innovation and engagement. During Katie Anderson's #JapanStudyTrip this past November,...

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 13, 2024

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

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 15, 2024

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

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 1, 2024

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

Lean Failure Explained: When Command-and-Control Leadership Sabotages Success

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How Often Does This Happen? It's a story I've heard too many times. An organization spends years, even decades, entrenched in a top-down, command-and-control culture....

Jacob Stoller on Productivity Reimagined and Lean’s Role in Growth [Podcast]

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #517 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jacob Stoller, a journalist,...
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