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One of the great joys of the past five years has been the unexpected friendship that I’ve developed with Isao Yoshino. I have learned so much from our conversations –...
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It was an exciting week last week for me! Not only was it the five year anniversary of my first meeting with Isao Yoshino in Japan, I announced the cover...
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As a follow up to his number one best selling book The Coaching Habit – one of the top books that I recommend to clients – Michael Bungay Stanier is...
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Gemba Academy just published the fourth podcast that I’ve had the pleasure of recording with Ron Pereira! GA Podcast #297: The Importance of Hansei and Revitalization Ron and I had...
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When I was back in Japan last month for a visit – my second visit since moving back to the U.S. in June 2016 –
Two weeks ago I was in Palm Desert for the annual Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit co-hosted by Catalysis and the Lean Enterprise Institute. It was the
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I just got back from a 9-day trip to Japan and it was everything I hoped it would be from both a personal and professional perspective.
I’m at the San Francisco International Airport and about to board my flight back to Japan – the second time since we departed as residents
In the first two posts in this series, I shared how the leaders of Nakano City, one of the 23 wards within the Tokyo metropolitan area,
In the first post in this series, I shared how the leaders of Nakano City, one of the 23 wards within the Tokyo metropolitan area, describe how
Less than a month before my family wrapped up our time in Japan last June, Tim Wolput of Lean Japan Study Tours invited me to
My latest article for the Lean Enterprise Institute’s Lean Post, “Developing Better Habits Through A3 Thinking”, was published today – check it out and let
What does love have to do with it? Most of us are familiar with this refrain from Tina Turner’s famous song from the 1980s, but
Last week I had the pleasure of participating in the Lean Transformation Summit in Carlsbad, California. It was the first time that I’d attended the all
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