I will take time to be alone today. I will take time to be quiet. In this silence I will listen… and I will hear my answers. – Ruth Fishel Last Memorial Day weekend, while the rest of the country was enjoying the roar of the Indy 500, screaming … [Read more]
Learn by Preparing to Teach
Many studies have shown that one of the most effective ways to learn new material is not just to perform an activity with the new knowledge, but to teach it. It's the reason why several companies ask interview finalists for new positions to teach a … [Read more]
The Importance of Respect for People in Problem-Solving
Respect for people is one of the two core pillars of lean, if not the most important. We talk and write about it a lot, and it is a significant component of Gemba Academy's online lean training programs. When respect for people is combined with … [Read more]
The Critical Thinking Value of Writing
Almost three years ago I wrote about the power of writing - by hand. Sure, it's easy to take notes on an iPad app or on a laptop, but the result is not nearly as beneficial as writing by hand. One of the studies I cited compared college students who … [Read more]
Lessons from Perfecting the Pour Over
For years my wife and I had been fans of our Keurig. Pop in a pod and in a minute you had a decent cup of coffee. Simple, clean, and seemingly "lean" since the process was optimized with very little waste. That changed when The Atlantic published … [Read more]
Preparing for Reflection
"We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience." - John Dewey I've written before about how I've worked hard to develop a habit of reflection... daily, monthly, and annually. Although the end of the year is an arbitrary … [Read more]
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