A couple weeks ago a consultant friend of mine, who coincidentally focuses his practice on lean in healthcare, was complaining about issues with his healthcare providers. It's a story we hear often - doctors running late, very short and often … [Read more]
Refining and Reinforcing Principles
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"). Although I have tried to divorce myself from the arbitrary boundaries of a calendar year, I still … [Read more]
Empirical Evidence for the Power of Kata
We've long known that embracing failure with an aim toward learning and improvement can create future success. Organizations that see failure in that light, and support their people with cultures and systems to learn from failure, can become engines … [Read more]
Question Yourself
One of my favorite websites, Brain Pickings, recently turned 13. The reason it's a favorite is because it offers content that is challenging intellectually - but not to the point of not making sense to humble minds like mine. The logo creeps me out a … [Read more]
Take the Time to Get the Full Story
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 still see that being harped as a "skill" on resumes and profiles. Leading organizations manage by clearly … [Read more]
The Wisdom of Humility
Lately I've been reflecting 0n the impact of mistakes on leadership, and how important humility becomes to learning from those mistakes. An article in The Washington Post this week describing the humility of Dr. James Peebles, who just won the Nobel … [Read more]
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