Starting the New Year with Global Leadership Resolutions: Building a Foundation of Psychological Safety
Read the blog post During Katie Anderson‘s #JapanStudyTrip this past November, a participant shared an observation with me that resonated deeply: “The biggest challenge is our blame culture. It's easi...
6 Jan 202511min
Lost My iPhone in Tokyo: A Lesson in Japanese Kindness and Culture on My Japan Study Trip
Read the blog post: https://www.leanblog.org/2024/11/lost-iphone-japan-taxi-tokyo-kindness-culture/ I'm thrilled to be back in Japan for the first time in five years. Today is the start of Katie Ander...
10 Dec 20246min
Ten Years Ago -- In the News Visiting a Japanese Lean Hospital
The blog post Just over a week ago, I got back from Katie Anderson's Japan Study Trip. It was amazing! I have so much to write about and share. But first, Facebook reminded me of something from exactl...
5 Dec 20244min
Surveying the Lean Global Connection Audience on Barriers to Speaking Up
The blog post: https://www.leanblog.org/2024/11/surveying-the-lean-global-connection-audience-on-barriers-to-speaking-up/ At yesterday's Lean Global Connection event, I posed a straightforward yet rev...
3 Dec 20247min
Just Call it “5S Six Sigma” Instead of “Lean Sigma” Please
Blog post My whole career, I have worked with the Lean methodology (aka the Toyota Production System). I've just really never done much with Six Sigma. I've read about Six Sigma. I took a Green Belt c...
29 Okt 20247min
Lean Failure Explained: When Command-and-Control Leadership Sabotages Success
How Often Does This Happen? Read the blog post It's a story I've heard too many times. An organization spends years, even decades, entrenched in a top-down, command-and-control culture. In this enviro...
24 Okt 20247min
Whoa! A.I. Podcast Hosts Discuss “The Mistakes That Make Us”
I've played around with ChatGPT before (including in a few blog posts), but the advancements in A.I. technologies are pretty breathtaking. Check out the blog post I recently tried out the new “Noteboo...
21 Okt 202417min
Why Labeling Mistakes as 'Stupid' Is the Real Mistake: Turning Errors into Growth
Read the blog post When discussing mistakes, it's common to hear terms like “stupid mistake” or “dumb mistake” thrown around, especially when reflecting on our own errors. However, labeling mistakes i...
9 Okt 20249min
