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New Two-Day On-Site Workshop Offering: “Kaizen Kickoff”

Mark Graban - September 5, 2012 0

Last weekend was the start of the college football season (Go 'Cats!) and tonight is the "kickoff" of the NFL season, which (of course)...

Zachary Capen on The Starbucks Mobile Order Timing Problem That Chick-fil-A Already SolvedApril 7, 2026
I like how you explain that the real issue is not speed but rather the timing of the online system.…
Alex Chen on Anthropic’s Claude Code Leak: Why the Instinct to Fire Someone Is the Lazy ResponseApril 6, 2026
It's refreshing to see the perspective that firing someone after a code leak isn't always the most effective solution. This…
Mark Graban on “Do What I Say” Is Not Good Leadership — Trump and the Failure of Command and ControlApril 6, 2026
Trump doesn't like to be told he's wrong... Former Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba: “I met with Trump three times.…
Mark Graban on Anthropic’s Claude Code Leak: Why the Instinct to Fire Someone Is the Lazy ResponseApril 5, 2026
Yes, I like that framing a lot.
Ben Royal on Anthropic’s Claude Code Leak: Why the Instinct to Fire Someone Is the Lazy ResponseApril 5, 2026
I recently read that the manager's job is to make the wrong things hard to do and the right thing…

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