Want to lead a more productive life... or workplace? Be sure to include the 5 S's - a fundamental component of Lean Thinking. In this clip, John walks you through the original 5 S's: Seiri, Seiton, Seisou, Seiketsu and Shitsuke, translating these Japanese terms into English, and then adds a common 6th S used today. [...]
In this clip, John shares a vital take-away from the book, Stepping Up: 10 Take-Aways for Advancing Your Career. Put simply, you get nowhere without this tip. It doesn't matter how smart you are or how well-intentioned you are. This is where "the proof is in the pudding."
How do you know if you are leading with integrity? Take a look at this short clip and find out. It may not be what you think. Here is more on this critical leadership "essential." The world we face today calls for this quality of leadership more than ever before. Be part of the solution, [...]
Want to lead with extraordinary influence, power, confidence and grace. Pay close attention to this clip. John shares a key passage from the book Leading with Passion and comments on how important it is to live and lead in in harmony with your core "essence." Enjoy this clip and please share it with others. The [...]
Leading a great organization requires more than hiring top talent. It requires giving them a great "system" to work with - including policy, strategy, organizational design, product design, process design, metrics and incentives. Like Deming said, "Put good people in a bad system, the bad system wins - no contest." Great leaders put good people [...]
When it comes to high performance teamwork and optimizing results, nothing is more important than focus, alignment and rational analysis. Every team member needs to be on the same page and committed to win-win results. Here is a critical team rule to help with focus, alignment and commitment. Take a look.
What tends to happen when you put good people in a bad system? Have you ever witnessed good, motivated employees trying to help you but limited by policy, poorly designed systems, ineffective tooling, misaligned incentives or control systems? It is more common than you might think. And it is all the more reason we need [...]
When you look at the facts, America is unhealthy, divisive, and broke. We are over $1 trillion in debt. We are last in longevity among developed nations. And we are not aligned as a nation. In business, family or athletics this would be a disaster. Why are U.S. politicians not talking more about our true [...]
In this clip, John shares an intriguing passage from the award-winning book Beyond Doubt: Four Steps to Inner Peace. Want more "Flow" in your life. Take a look at this!
How many tools does it take to really solve a problem or do a job? And what happens when policy, measures, and incentives do not align with what matters to the people we serve? In this clip, John shares more insights on the global best practice often referred to as Lean. Take a look.