A couple weeks ago a consultant friend of mine, who coincidentally focuses his practice on lean in healthcare, was complaining about issues with his h…

Earlier this month Ron discussed his top ten lessons from the last decade and Jon what he believes is the most important word of the year ("daily…

We've long known that embracing failure with an aim toward learning and improvement can create future success.  Organizations that see failure in…

One of my favorite websites, Brain Pickings, recently turned 13. The reason it's a favorite is because it offers content that is challenging intel…

Most of us have learned that being busy does not mean you're being productive and that multitasking leads to being less productive - although I st…

Lately I've been reflecting 0n the impact of mistakes on leadership, and how important humility becomes to learning from those mistakes.  An artic…

Lately we've witnessed what happens when leaders don't have the emotional intelligence to admit to even the smallest and most originally incon…

I've been immersed in the lean world for over a quarter century.  From the start when some folks from the Association for Manufacturing Excellence…