Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to “lead”, influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.
According to the Economist, bosses’ careers are more vulnerable than ever in the social-media age. This article begins with an outline of a cartoon borrowed from the New Yorker magazine, that featured three monkeys in a row: one with a microphone (labelled “hear all evil”), one with a television camera (“see all evil”) and one with…
Arguing and debate (I don’t generally feel there is a difference – except, perhaps, that a debate consists of a series of arguments) goes back to the beginning of the ages, probably starting at the very moment mankind was able to communicate. One of the most famous early debaters was Socrates, a philosopher from Ancient…
A few months ago, I was asked to conduct a Workshop, deliver a Keynote, and Chair a three-day Conference on Manufacturing Process Excellence in Europe, produced by the Process Excellence Network (PEX), a division of IQPC, and held in Munich, Germany. Although that was a lot to ask of me, the line-up of speakers and…
“Why Isn’t Government Lean?”; LMJ Board Member and XONITEK’s Chairman, Joseph Paris, weighs in on the role of lean in government. Published in Lean Management Journal in the May/June 2014 issue. Download PDF
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Leadership expert and management theorist Simon Sinek, explores how leaders can inspire cooperation, trust and change. In this significant TED talk he proposes the question: What makes a great leader? He attempts to answer this question by suggesting that good leaders make their employees feel secure by drawing them into a circle of trust. He means…
The “laws of nature” are absolute. When we discover a contradiction to a supposed law of nature, it is not nature that is wrong, but our understanding and definition. Once, it was believed that the Earth was the center of the solar system, supported in our understanding of the science at the time – and…
