They are to so simple; we overlook them. In our technical sophistication, we often ignore the simple routines that make for elite level performance. Yet we are all creatures of habits and routines. Charles Duhigg, in his book The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business discovered the power…
Creating cultures of collaboration. How can leadership create cultures of collaboration or more to the point, why don’t they? Reasons abound, pride, disrespect, people are seen as units of production, or maybe because leaders are not paid to collaborate?
Too often lean is understood as a technique to improve processes. We ignore the other side of the Lean equation. The Lean Management System, which is a system of leadership. For example, I had been invited to facilitate a lean workshop with a large state agency. The division had been hammered during the recession with…