Using a Host Metaphor for Leadership
Mark McKergow used this metaphor as a way to engage with other members of teams, organizations, communities, and movements. I read Host: Six New Roles of Engagement from the perspective of a sales and...
View ArticleThe Practice of Personal Agility
Patrick Waara was the first and only Software Design for Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt in Xerox Corporation before launching ResponseAgility. Patrick has more than 30 years of experience in...
View ArticleThe AntlerBoy’s Version of Standards
I challenged this weeks, Business901 podcast guest, Benjamin Taylor of RedQuadrant, to a discussion about standards. Joe: I’ve always professed that standards are what creates the wow in an...
View ArticleTeam and Teamwork Stack
This is a collection of Business901 Podcast Transcriptions, called Stacks (see below) through my Issuu channel: Team and Teamwork Stack I organized this stack on Team and Teamwork interviews with Geoff...
View ArticleEmpowering Ops to Beat the Competition
Shawn Casemore is a consultant, speaker, and author investing significant time studying top performing organizations around the world, consulting with and advising CEOs on how to build a more empowered...
View ArticleState of Agile w Alan Bustamante
Alan Bustamante is active in the Agile Communities and plays a leadership role within Agile Cincinnati; as well as, speaking at conferences and professional groups across the planet. Xcelerate Partners...
View ArticleBecoming Agile w Alan Bustamante
Alan Bustamante is active in the Agile Communities and plays a leadership role within Agile Cincinnati; as well as, speaking at conferences and professional groups across the planet. Xcelerate Partners...
View ArticleAgile Leadership w Alan Bustamante
Alan Bustamante is active in the Agile Communities and plays a leadership role within Agile Cincinnati; as well as, speaking at conferences and professional groups across the planet. Xcelerate Partners...
View ArticleAgile in Business w Alan Bustamante
Alan Bustamante is active in the Agile Communities and plays a leadership role within Agile Cincinnati; as well as, speaking at conferences and professional groups across the planet. Xcelerate Partners...
View ArticleTap Into a Broader Talent Pool
Lisa Hufford founded Simplicity Consulting in 2006 as a result of her own shift from the corporate world to the world of consulting. She partners with companies of all sizes to help them go to market...
View ArticleGaining From Our Setbacks – 1 of 2
As an award-winning sports journalist, Sam Weinman has long studied the ripple effects of losing. But as a father of two competitive boys, he struggled to convince them that failing—whether losing a...
View ArticleGaining From Our Setbacks – 2 of 2
In the interview, I turned it into a personal experience from raising my sons and associated experiences from the eSports world. As an award-winning sports journalist, Sam Weinman has long studied the...
View ArticleThe Real Story on How to Keep Jobs at Home
The Dynamic, Collaborative Management Model That Saved a U.S. Manufacturing City SECOND SHIFT: The Inside Story of the Keep GM Movement (McGraw-Hill; August 2016; HC, $30.00;) details the complexities...
View ArticleWinning at Losing Interview with Weinman
Sam Weinman’s new book is Win at Losing: How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead To Our Greatest Gains As an award-winning sports journalist, Sam Weinman has long studied the ripple effects of losing. But...
View ArticleMake Simplification a 2017 Strategic Advantage
When you look back on 2017: Will Complexity or Simplification Stand Out? It’s about time that Faster Better, and Cheaper moves from the shop floor to knowledge workers. When we talk about getting rid...
View ArticleRecognizing Your Own Opportunities
First learning about Isaac Lidsky in his popular TED Talk “What reality are you creating for yourself?” the former Saved by the Bell teen star-turned-entrepreneur Isaac recalls how the clerk he waved...
View ArticleDo You Understand the Future Workplace?
The Future-Proof Workplace highlights the changes already taking place around us: the transition from skills to knowledge, the neuroscience approach to leadership and motivation, galloping technical...
View ArticleForging Resilient Business Relationships
Michael Papanek is principal and founder of Michael Papanek Consulting. He has over 30 years of expertise leading successful large scale change initiatives and increasing the performance of people and...
View ArticleThe Military Mindset in Business
Intrepid Professionals is designed to create more agile, innovative, and financially competitive organizations and individuals. The book’s material outlines the common thread for success in those that...
View ArticleWhat Should The Missing TWI Block Be Named?
In Lean we use TWI as a platform for developing people. However, we may not do so good of a job developing the Explore aspect (EDCA) of Lean through the process. Any Thoughts? In Eric Ries’s new book,...
View ArticleThe Importance of Managing Energy.
From Michael Gelb’s new book: Creativity On Demand: How to Ignite and Sustain the Fire of Genius: In recent years, the best thinking on leadership and organizational performance has shifted away from...
View ArticleThe Coaching Kata
This particular video, The Coaching Kata is one of a 7-part video series with Brandon Brown where we touched upon some of the finer points of the Toyota Kata versus staying at the 20,000 foot level....
View ArticleExtending Your Platform to Membership
Robbie Kellman Baxter is a long-time advisor to some of the most popular membership-based businesses and author of the recent book, The Membership Economy: Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever...
View ArticleHow Can You Spread Tacit Knowledge in Virtual Settings?
One of the areas their people forget about when they go virtually is the amount of knowledge that is spread informally within an organization. One of the best descriptions I think of is to look at your...
View ArticleUnlocking Your Transformative Potential eCourse
A life-changing process that will change the way you build collaborative enterprises and teams. ATLANTA – Aug. 10, 2021 — This course will help you develop the mindset, and equip you with the toolset...
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