Tag: Leadership
Stop Forcing Change: Use These Motivational Interviewing Questions Instead
When we think about how change happens in organizations, especially those practicing Lean, we often focus on tools, plans, and communication strategies. But what...
From Firefighting to Flow: Darren Walsh on Lean Leadership Routines that...
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My guest for Episode #539 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Darren Walsh, author of...
GE’s Larry Culp: Why Lean Thinking Starts with Safety and Respect...
It's rare to find a Fortune 100 CEO who talks about flow, standard work, and kaizen with the same fluency as a plant manager....
The Lasting Impact of a 2009 Kaizen Study in Emergency Medicine...
Back in 2009, my friend and KaiNexus co-founder Dr. Greg Jacobson and his colleagues at Vanderbilt University Medical Center published an article that still...
What Lean Leaders Can Learn from Dan Quinn: Accountability Without Blame
Leadership isn't about avoiding mistakes--it's about responding to them with honesty and humility.
This week, Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn offered a clear example....
How Great Leaders Prevent Mistakes and Learn from the Ones That...
I recently gave a virtual keynote for a global manufacturing company that's a customer of KaiNexus. Their leaders wanted to explore how to strengthen...
Leadership, Laughter, and Lean: How a CEO’s Shaved Head Symbolized $7...
In Lean circles, we talk a lot about leadership commitment. But it's not every day that a CEO puts their hair on the line...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: October 17, 2025
Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...
Why Care: Building Respectful Lean Cultures with Caroline Greenlee & Chris...
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My guests for Episode #537 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Caroline Greenlee and Chris...
Leader Standard Work Is About Behavior, Not Just Your Calendar
Leader Standard Work: It's Not Just Where You Go, But How You Show Up
Too often, the concept of Leader Standard Work (LSW) in Lean is reduced...
From 5S Frustration to Lean Leadership: A Conversation with a Future...
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with a supply chain student (taking undergraduate courses) who reached out with thoughtful questions about Lean principles....
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: October 3, 2025
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