
Lean Leadership in Action: CEO Larry Culp's Journey to Revitalize GE at the Gemba
Read the blog post As I recently shared on LinkedIn, I really appreciated the annual shareholder letter that was published and shared by Larry Culp, who has been CEO of General Electric for just over ...
5 Feb 20246min

Mastering Mistake-Proofing: Insights from Toyota's Poka Yoke Approach
Blog post This post is built around excerpts from the book The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. Read more about Toyota, including stories and key lessons learne...
16 Jan 20245min

Psychological Safety in Manufacturing: How Silence in Aerospace Factories Can Turn Deadly
Blog post link Psychological Safety is not some nice-to-have touchy-feely concept. Psychological Safety means that you feel safe speaking up in the workplace. That could mean: Asking questions Poi...
13 Jan 20247min

Congrats to Four Podcast Guests Who Were Named to the “Thinkers50” List
Blog post with more info and links Congratulations to my podcast(s) guests who were named to the Thinkers50 list of influential management thinkers! I am thrilled to extend my heartiest congratulation...
28 Nov 20235min

Cyber Monday / Week Deal: “Measures of Success” Signed Copies
Blog post with link to purchase and more I have a limited number of copies of my book Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More that are available for about half of the Amazon retail ...
27 Nov 20231min

World Kindness Day, The Mistakes That Make Us, and Help From Karyn Ross
Blog post tl;dr summary: Karyn Ross enlightened me about World Kindness Day and provided invaluable feedback on my book, The Mistakes That Make Us. Her insights particularly helped me replace the term...
16 Nov 20239min

Gemba vs. Genba -- Different Spellings or Different Words and Meanings?
Blog post A Question -- Email From a Listener: But I was prompted to think about this recently when I received an email from a podcast listener: "So I heard an interesting distinction between Gemba an...
15 Nov 202310min

From Punishment to Improvement: Transforming Workplace Culture
The episode's blog post Leaders and organizations have a choice: 1) cultivate a culture of fear and punishment or 2) a culture of learning and innovation. That choice significantly affects happines...
2 Okt 20233min



















