How are you thinking about setting your goals for the new year? What are your intentions for 2018? What is important to you and how will you point yourself in the right direction to achieve […]
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 industry Summit in the United States, though I’ve been several […]
Getting out of the habits of telling and showing up as the “expert” are two of the most important habits to break if you want to create an organization filled with problem solvers. Lean Post Roundup […]
Using A3 thinking to coach for personal development In previous posts, I’ve walked though the value of using A3 thinking to support personal improvement and how you can coach someone through the “left side” of […]
How should I start coaching using the personal A3 process? Many of you have reached out to me in the past two weeks since I published the first post in this series about using the personal […]
A3 thinking is well known in the Lean community as a process for solving organizational problems, but did you realize that it can be a powerful process for personal development and leadership coaching as well? […]
I recently saw the quote “Life less out of habit and more out of intent” (source unknown) and it really resonated with me, especially as I have been thinking about my goals and intentions for 2016. Intention […]
As the end of the year is coming, it is time for reflection and planning your New Year’s resolutions. But what how likely will you achieve your resolutions without understanding of what you tried this year […]
I am a great believer in the power of personal reflection and using problem solving thinking to develop ourselves as Lean Leaders. Problem solving thinking (using the PDSA or A3 thinking process) can be applied in a variety […]
Australian Lean Conferences Last month I was in Australia for their annual Lean summits – the Lean Thinking and Practice Summit (all industries) and the Healthcare Symposium. In addition to getting to meet with and […]
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