Tag: Leadership

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 21st, 2023

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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Subscribe to get...

Webinar by Elisabeth Swan: Deepen Your Lean Leadership Skills with Brain...

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I'm happy to have hosted another webinar, presented by Elisabeth Swan as part of the KaiNexus continuous improvement webinar series. Scroll down for a preview of...

Interview with Elisabeth Swan on Her New Book ‘Picture Yourself a...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #473 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Elisabeth Swan, author of...

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 7th, 2023

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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Subscribe to get...

Announcing My Next Book: “Management by Emoji” [April Fool]

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Today, April 1st, is a day for BIG announcements. I am pleased to tell you about the logical (if not inevitable) follow-up to my...

From Fear to Improvement: Results of Our Poll on Companies’ Responses...

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I published a poll on LinkedIn, and I'd love to have you vote or participate. Voting is now closed, but you can still discuss...

Empower Your Team: Join Dr. Lisa Yerian’s Webinar on Building a...

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I was happy to host a webinar, as part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinar series that was be presented by Dr. Lisa Yerian,...

CEO Gary Michel On Lean For The Enterprise And The Need...

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Joining us for Episode #470 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gary Michel. He was Chairman and CEO of Jeld-Wen, Inc. until August 2022 and, just after...

Accountability in Leadership: My GM Flashback Story and the Blame Game

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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...

Beyond Discipline: You Can’t Punish Your Way to Perfection

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For a long time, it's bothered me that organizations typically react to a mistake with punishment. This is even more annoying when the phrase...

Learning from Mistakes: An Operating Room Case Study on the Consequences...

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This article caught my eye today, and it's a change of pace to think about and write about mistakes other than my own (and...

What A Unicorn Knows: Interview With Authors Matt May & Pablo...

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Joining us for Episode #469 of the Lean Blog Interview Podcast are Matt May and Pablo Dominguez, the authors of the new book What a Unicorn Knows: How Leading Entrepreneurs...