Leveraging the Solitude of Leadership
I've long relished intentional periods of solitude to reflect and renew. I'll often take advantage of the six mile stretch of beach between M…
The Limits of Learning From Failure
Experienced leaders know that failure is not necessarily a negative, and can lead to both individual and organizational learning. We try to embrace f…
Midnight at the Gemba
In the late 1990s I was working in the Silicon Valley for a Fortune-50 medical device company, responsible for a drug infusion pump manufacturing oper…
Walking (and Swimming, Biking, Running) the Talk
Many of you know Paul Akers of Fastcap. He's a very passionate lean practitioner, and Gemba Academy has several videos where we talk to him and t…
The Simple Leader: Self-Inquiry
This is an excerpt from The Simple Leader: Personal and Professional Leadership at the Nexus of Lean and Zen On a deeper level you are already comple…
A Painful Perspective from the Goofy Foot Pop Up
For the past couple years I've worked hard at getting into the best shape I've been in in decades. In fact, many of us at Gemba Academy have,…
The Simple Leader: Continue to Learn
This is an excerpt from The Simple Leader: Personal and Professional Leadership at the Nexus of Lean and Zen Learning is not compulsory…neither is s…
The Simple Leader: Align and Eliminate
This is an excerpt from The Simple Leader: Personal and Professional Leadership at the Nexus of Lean and Zen My success, part of it certainly, is th…