Thinking About Thinking
For the past several years I've been fascinated by how we think - and how that affects us, our leadership, and the organizations we're a part…
The Multi-Faceted Power of Walking
Walking is man's best medicine. - Hippocrates Walking has become a much larger part of my life over the past few years. It started when I embrac…
From Linear to Roundabout Thinking
Ever since I visited Italy over a decade ago my inner geek has had a fascination with traffic engineering. If you've visited Italy, or many simil…
Monuments to the Lean Journey
Nearly two decades ago I had left the medical device industry to jump into telecom photonics equipment. My team was responsible for the operations si…
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…
Scalable Learning, with a Lean Twist
Last week John Haley and John Brown penned an interesting piece in the Harvard Business Review titled Great Businesses Scale Their Learning, Not Just…
Ensconcing Paranoia in Rules
Silly boy you got so much to live for So much to aim for, so much to try for You blow it all with, paranoia You're so insecure you, self-destroyer…
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,…