





Coaching for Improvement: Using A3 Thinking For Personal Development (Part 2 – Getting Started on the Left Side)
How should I start coaching using the personal A3 process? Many…




Coaching for Improvement: Using A3 Thinking For Personal Development (Part 1 - Overview from Lean Coaching Summit)
A3 thinking is well known in the Lean community as a process…


Lean Coaching Summit 2016: Notes and Reflections
I just came back from presenting at the 5th Annual Lean Coaching…


Coaching for Improvement - not just Lean, Toyota, or Silicon Valley methods... just good leadership
This past week I have been thinking a lot about the concept of…


Waxing philosophical about coaching and leadership on the Philosopher's Path in Kyoto
I'm finally back in Tokyo after a week of travel and site visits,…


"Live less out of habit and more out of intent" - Intentions for 2016
I recently saw the quote "Life less out of habit and more out…


12 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Making Your New Year Resolutions and Goals
As the end of the year is coming, it is time for reflection and…




Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 6 - Coach like you are making sushi
Earlier this week I went to Nagoya for a day trip to visit with…




Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 5 - "If you believe you are perfect, you won't find the answer"
This is the final part in my recent series of posts about my…




Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 4 -- Helping to Develop People
During my visit Nagoya in June, Isao Yoshino and I spent many…


Effective Questions to Support Problem Solving Thinking
A few weeks ago I joined my coach, friend and colleague Margie…