Tag: Culture
An Aussie Backpacker’s Workplace Frustration: The Universal Need for Better Leadership
Last Sunday, in Frankfurt, Germany, I took part in a guided walking tour of the city.
Our group included a young professional from Australia in...
Leadership Gone Wrong: The Cost of Prioritizing a CEO’s Ego Over...
A sad but true leadership tale:
"Unlike most CEOs who rely on their executive team to keep them informed, relies on his team to...
Starting the New Year with Global Leadership Resolutions: Building a Foundation...
During Katie Anderson's #JapanStudyTrip this past November, a participant shared an observation with me that resonated deeply:
"The biggest challenge is our blame culture. It's...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 13, 2024
Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 15, 2024
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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 1, 2024
Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...
Lean Failure Explained: When Command-and-Control Leadership Sabotages Success
How Often Does This Happen?
It's a story I've heard too many times. An organization spends years, even decades, entrenched in a top-down, command-and-control culture....
Jacob Stoller on Productivity Reimagined and Lean’s Role in Growth [Podcast]
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My guest for Episode #517 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jacob Stoller, a journalist,...
Leadership Failure: How Refusing to Be Wrong Hurts Teams and Innovation
"I am never, ever wrong."
That's a statement that should disqualify an applicant from ANY leadership position.
True leadership isn't about projecting infallibility--it's about fostering a...
Jenn Christison: Lessons in Even Better Leadership, Lean Thinking, and Organizational...
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My guest for Episode #516 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jenn Christison, founder and...
When Going to the Gemba Goes Wrong: How to Avoid an...
In the Lean methodology, we often talk about the importance of "going to the gemba" (or "genba"-- the place where the real work happens....
Insights from ‘Leading Excellence’: Brad Jevons and Stephen Dargan on Adaptive...
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My guests for Episode #512 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are two of three co-authors...