The Fault Lies Not in the Stars, but Within Ourselves
-I hear all too often from professionals in Continuous Improvement how “Senior Leadership does not give me the support I…
Women and Leadership in the United States: Background & Issue
-The concept of leaders and leadership continues to evolve in the modern world. Part of that evolution involves the change…
5 Ways To Build A High-Performance Team
-Forbes contributor Joseph Folkman begs the question in this article centered around the construction of High-Performance teams: What behaviors do…
Unleashing the power of small, independent teams
-McKinsey and Company poses that small, independent teams are the lifeblood of the agile organization and that top executives can…
A Step-by-Step Guide to Firing Someone
-HBR attempts to equate the firing process with a most appropriate metaphor: A no-fault divorce. This insert means that as painful…
Why the secret to success is setting the right goals
-Our leaders and institutions are failing us, but it’s not always because they’re bad or unethical, says venture capitalist John…
The surprising ingredient that makes businesses work better
-What is it about unfairness? Whether it’s not being invited to a friend’s wedding or getting penalized for bad luck…
Capitalism isn’t an ideology
-Bhu Srinivasan researches the intersection of capitalism and technological progress. Instead of thinking about capitalism as a firm, unchanging ideology,…
Lean Six Sigma – Reality or a Myth?
-“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived, and dishonest, but the myth, persistent,…
Is Santa a Lean Leader?
-As we approach the Holiday period and Christmas, it got me thinking about Father Christmas, or Santa, and whether he…
From inboxing to thought showers: how business bullshit took over
-Let’s reconsider the power of words for a moment, as the Guardian challenges the phenomena of business bullshit. A certain amount…
What Everyone Gets Wrong About Change Management
-While it’s no new revelation that corporate transformations still have a miserable success rate, even though scholars and consultants have significantly…
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