Tag: Mistakes
Flow Engineering in Action: Insights from Authors Steve Pereira and Andrew...
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My guests for Episode #512 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Steve Pereira and Andrew...
My Shingo Webinar Recording on Learning from Mistakes and More
I recently had the opportunity to present a webinar hosted by my friends at the Shingo Institute, where I presented on the topic of...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: June 13, 2024
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Mistakes and Errors: A Circular Definition; Leadership Matters
When writing or speaking, I use the words "mistake" and "error" interchangeably. The definitions in some dictionaries are comically circular.
Dictionary.com defines an error as:
"a...
Apple and I Made a Similar Mistake: 24 or 2024?
The other day, I was presenting at a company about "Psychological Safety as a Pre-Condition for Continuous Improvement." It was a hybrid event and...
Shigeo Shingo & Norman Bodek on Learning From Mistakes, Including Shingo’s
I'm currently working on a Mistake Proofing class for Karen Martin and TKMG Academy. Coming soon!! UPDATE -- AVAILABLE NOW.
In the process of writing...
The Toyota Way: Responding to, Preventing and Learning from Mistakes with...
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My guest for Episode #498 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jeffrey K. Liker. Jeff...
Reflecting on Career Choices: The Wisdom of Hindsight in Quitting Jobs...
The following material was cut from my latest book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. It just didn't...
Chef Gordon Ramsay on Never Making the Same Mistake Twice
I loved a recent New York Times article about Chef Gordon Ramsay, including this part:
"Ramsay said that when he makes a mistake, he owns...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: January 26, 2024
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Cultivating a Culture of Learning: Overcoming Fear and Futility in Problem-Solving
"It is in Toyota's DNA that mistakes made once will not be repeated."
-- Akio Toyoda, Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation
I love that quote from Mr....
Mistakes Aren’t Only Made by ‘Rookies’
This Snickers commercial always makes me chuckle, and I saw it again last night during an NFL playoff game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztKufG63o00&ab_channel=SNICKERS
The punchline is that this stadium...