Can Hippo Leadership Please Be the Next Trend in Business Management?
November 7, 2016Many of you read my post last week about a Stanford Business article regarding problems inherent to top-down teams and how to solve them....
Thoughts on 3 Problems with Top-Down Teams in an Improvement Culture
November 3, 2016Our VP of Sales sent me an email this morning regarding a Stanford Business article he found by Luke Stangel entitled “Three Problems with...
How to Get People to Embrace a New CI Software Platform
February 11, 2020Introducing a new technology platform to your staff for any business function is a daunting task, and continuous improvement software is no...
Why Your Political Beliefs are Confusing, and How that Applies to Work
October 12, 2016First off, while this blog post may be about the extraordinary election going on in the United States, this is not a partisan plea. Sorry...
5 Lean Leadership Principles to Remember
October 11, 2023I’m sure you are all familiar with the saying, “Sometimes you can’t see the forest for the trees.” This idea is true in many ways. Parents...
Don’t Leave Your Visual Management Abilities in the Car
October 11, 2023The human brain processes visual images much more easily than it can text. That’s because processing visual information is innate. A...
The Lean Leadership Reading List
January 26, 2017Maybe it is just me, but I always feel a little caught off guard this time of the year when I walk into Target or the grocery store and see...
Think You Are Credible? Think Again.
August 11, 2016When it comes to gaining traction for a change in an organization, credibility trumps reason. Establishing such credibility demands we are...
XYZ Thinking: Practical View of Scientific Thinking in Healthcare
July 29, 2016The greatest achievements are often accomplished from scientific thinking. Scientific thinking can be applied to any industry, especially...