
Leading to Learn: Intentional Leadership Practices for a Learning Organization
What does leadership mean to you? When you think back to the best coaches or leaders in your life — across any aspect: work, sport, music, home — what did
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What does leadership mean to you? When you think back to the best coaches or leaders in your life — across any aspect: work, sport, music, home — what did

The power of AND How often do you find yourself using the word BUT or framing a situation as an EITHER / OR scenario? If you are anything like me,

Virtual collaboration — and adjusting plans — is the theme for this week! It’s amazing the collaboration – and creation – that can happen when people work together, even if

How do you connect your actions with your purpose? To me, this is the essence of leading with intention. 7 Tips to Coach and Lead With Intention In this post

What do creativity, service excellence, and problem solving have in common? A lot! I’m excited to share this interview with my friend Karyn Ross about her new book How to

How strong is your habit to reflect or to “study-adust” as part of the Plan-Do-Study-Adjust cycle? If you are like most people, myself included, your natural tendency is to jump

Highlights from the Netherlands with Isao Yoshino In 2018, I had fabulous opportunity to visit Netherlands for two different events, along Isao Yoshino – my friend, mentor, and partner in

If you didn’t get to attend LEI’s annual Lean Transformation Summit in Nashville this past March, if you missed the Lean Talks event, or if you just want a refresher

Anniversary of a learning partnership This eleventh edition of the “Toyota Leadership Lessons” series about what I have learned through conversations with Isao Yoshino, marks the 4-year anniversary of when
After an intense two months of travel for many exciting professional and personal opportunities – including being part of the ELEC 2017 in the Netherlands and a week of vacation

My latest article for the Lean Enterprise Institute’s Lean Post was published today: “Do You Practice Routine Personal Development?” I’ve been musing a lot lately on the concepts of structures

Today Gemba Academy published a podcast that I recorded with Ron Pereira last week. Ron and I first started looking into recording a podcast together two years ago when I was
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