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Thoughts, ideas and insights gathered over the years..

Responsibility and Fault Part 1
Responsibility and Fault Part 1

Taking responsibility doesn't mean taking the fault. This post explores the powerful leadership distinction between blame (past tense) and agency (present tense).

Leadership
Accountability
Mindset
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Reputation vs Reality
Reputation vs Reality

A real-world example of when a company's stellar reputation fails to match its operational reality, highlighting gaps in quality, communication, and accountability.

SupplierManagement
CustomerExperience
Accountability
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Leadership lives in Gemba
Leadership lives in Gemba

Before you speak, go see. Before you're understood, seek to understand. Discover how combining Stephen Covey's 7 Habits with the Gemba mindset creates empathetic and insightful leadership.

Gemba
Leadership
ContinuousImprovement
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Why Being Wrong is a Superpower for Growth and Leadership
Why Being Wrong is a Superpower for Growth and Leadership

Being wrong isn't the problem—staying wrong is. This post explores why openly embracing our mistakes is one of the most powerful keys to innovation and growth.

Mindset
Leadership
ContinuousImprovement
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The KPI Illusion: Are these your comfort blanket?
The KPI Illusion: Are these your comfort blanket?

KPIs can be misleading comfort blankets. It's possible to hit every target and still have the business fail. This post explores why strategic alignment matters more than isolated metrics.

KPI
Strategy
PerformanceManagement
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One Day or Day One
One Day or Day One

Why waiting for motivation might be holding you back. What if the motivation you’re waiting for never comes?.

Mindset
Leadership
PersonalGrowth
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Standard Deviation: The Hidden Metric Behind Operational Control
Standard Deviation: The Hidden Metric Behind Operational Control

Averages can be misleading. Discover why standard deviation is the key to understanding and controlling variation in any operational process.

ProcessControl
DataAnalytics
Metrics
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Where is Gemba?
Where is Gemba?

Gemba isn’t a location - it’s a mindset. Whether you're on a shop floor or in a planning meeting, Gemba is wherever value is created. Discover the profound impact of going to the source.

Gemba
Leadership
ContinuousImprovement
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