Leading with Passion [KaiNexus Podcast Episode #16]
November 19, 2015Every once in awhile we have a meeting here at KaiNexus in which our CEO Greg Jacobson dorks out about how awesome our team is and how far...
Lessons on Leadership from a Grand Canyon River Trip
February 11, 2020In July 2015, Mark had the opportunity to be part of a private permit 16 person, 16 day river trip on the Colorado River through the Grand...
12 Pieces of Awful Continuous Improvement Management Advice
July 21, 2016There are lots of ideas floating around the internet about how to best spread a culture of continuous improvement. I hate to tell you, but...
Simon Sinek Shares an Opinion of Lean on the Gemba Academy Podcast
September 25, 2015I've written about Simon Sinek on this blog before, and if you've read those posts, you know that he is my hero. He's an author best known...
What Makes a Great Leader, According to Clif Bar CEO
September 4, 20156 Leadership Blunders We All Need to Stop Making
August 28, 2015Striking the right balance when leading a culture of continuous improvement is tough. You have to figure out how to engage your employees...
Getting to the Moon is Only the First Step for HROs
October 11, 2023More than fifty years ago, on May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy gave a historic speech before a joint session of Congress that set...
How to Host a Pre-Mortem Examination and Keep Your Projects Alive
July 21, 2015Have you ever had a project fail miserably, only to find out - too late - that there were people on your team who predicted exactly what...
Give Me Your Malcontents: Secrets to Innovation at Pixar
October 11, 2023I’m always on the lookout for stories about innovative companies, but it’s not often that I’m floored by what I find; innovative companies...