A Lean Fairytale – Improvement is like Onions
You know how in Shrek, there is that one iconic line, “Ogres are like onions?” Well, I think that improvement transformations are a lot like ogres, I mean onions. When […]
To Reach the Summit, You Must have Already Climbed the Mountain – Tips for Preventing Pre Goal Achievement Stress
It sounds like a quote from someone important. In fact, after I wrote it down I did a quick search because surely someone important already said this. To be frank, […]
No Limits Improvement- The Power of Striving for the Impossible
Just recently, I started to form a theory around success and specifically improvement focused success. I started to see a recurring theme in past leaders and teams where I saw […]
Losing your lean momentum? – How to drag it back from the brink before it’s too late
I guarantee that many organizations right now are just like us. While we have scrambled to stay on track in an ever changing world of Covid-19 related restrictions and disruptions, […]
Holiday Weekend – Poem
There’s a day In late summer When the sun presses Down upon my face like a hot stone, And a cool breeze Licks across my skin With the promise Of […]
In Search of Solitude or Lockdown Burn-Out – Poem
I went outside In search of solitude and peace of mind. Away from the suffocating interior To the quiet of a sunlit winter breeze. But quiet is as quiet does. […]
Return to Self – Poem
How can you forget yourself? In the pages of forgotten poems My true self was hiding. Shuttered behind the must dos and supposed tos Abandoned for the path of adulthood. […]
Poetry or Prose – It’s all the same to me but why are we more comfortable sharing our thoughts in prose?
A friend once expressed their admiration for my ability to be transparent and open on my blog about my ongoing struggles with various forms of improvement both in business and […]
Fade to Black – How success is a progression rather than a step change
My Taekwondo instructor (a very philosophical person in his own right) said something very interesting recently. He suggested that we do not suddenly achieve a new level of success, such […]
In the 20 Mile March of your Lean Journey, it’s OK to Stop to Catch Your Breath
I don’t know what it’s been like in your company since the Covid-19 pandemic started but in ours we’ve been busier than we’ve ever been. On top of this we’ve […]
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