As a young manager, I was involved in a significant crisis which had the attention of not only the partners in the firm but also its CEO. I, like many…
Gemba: Identify Improvement Opportunities With Waste Walks
As you may know, “Genba,” which has been popularized as “Gemba,” is a Japanese word meaning “the real place.” The word is widely used in Japan, where detectives frequently refer…
Get It Done Yesterday! Impulsive Vs. Deliberate Leadership Decision Making
As an individual contributor, Joe was praised by his management for his speed in delivering results. His management was so enamored with his ability to get things done quickly that…
Leadership: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Regardless of size, it takes a lot to be a successful enterprise, particularly today as organizations are now operating in the Covid-19 New Normal. There’s a lot of moving parts…
Why Are Business Relationships So Important?
The truth is, relationships are so imperative in business that without them you will not be able to create a profit. You’ll need to build relationships with many different types…
Vision Without Traction Is Hallucination
Many businesses spend countless hours of time and money creating an intensive business plan. They work with their leadership team to formulate dozens of ideas. Then they develop a strategy…
Leadership Sniglets
On the 1980s HBO show Not Necessarily the News, comedian Rich Hall created Sniglets, which dictionary.com defines as “any word coined for something that has no specific name. Words like…
Intelleformational Leadership
This article is an introduction to a new leadership model as the title of this article states. Many leaders today are not simply operating on the traits of one particular…
How to Become a Leader for All Seasons
There is an age old question: are leaders born or made? If they are born, it would seem they are equipped to handle the challenges of leadership for any situation.…