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One of my early lessons in leading change came at the age of 19, while working in in a program known as VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America. The..
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June 16 , 2014.
Be Careful What You Wish For - Part II
Four years ago I posted a funny story passed along to me by a Lean friend, that dealt with the consequences of crazy measures, and how lack of..
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May 27 , 2014.
Turkeys
Across a large swath of the U.S., the winter has been especially cold, snowy and dreary this year. So here’s a post with a link to a cheery video at..
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February 25 , 2014.
Can't See
My friend and mentor, Gifford Brown, told me a remarkable story some time back about a visit to his plant in 1987 by Shigeo Shingo in which Shingo,..
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February 13 , 2014.
Patience
In 1966, a freshman at a college in Maine attended a speech given by Floyd McKissick, newly appointed head of the Congress of Racial Equality, better..
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January 16 , 2014.
One by One
Preface: A Christmas present from a lean-thinking friend, Brian Dandrea at Mass Mutual Insurance, is the inspiration for this week’s post. Those of..
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December 19 , 2013.
Clearing the Bar
When I was fifty years younger and fifty pounds lighter I tried my hand at pole vaulting, a peculiar track and field event that involves running at..
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December 02 , 2013.
Good Witch or Bad Witch?
A recent comment from a business friend, call him Tom, who manages a small factory, reminded me of a scene from The Wizard of Oz. “Our president is..
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June 05 , 2013.
Toast Guy
I’ve been doing a lot of speaking at conferences this spring, and I’m always warmly greeted as the “Toast Guy”: the person who produced and starred..
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May 30 , 2013.
Early Bloomers
This winter has presented folks in my clime with a perpetual blanket of snow that hides most of the welcome signs of an approaching spring. There is..
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February 26 , 2013.