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New Year Resolution: Stop Doing Stuff

Hey, it's Adam, on January 1, 2021. Did you make a bunch of  resolutions last night? Break any yet? Mine will be a snap because they don't involve doing anything new. In fact, they're about NOT  doing stuff. Most people plan (yet only about 46% actually succeed) on exercising more, [...]

2020-12-31T22:54:42+00:00Lean Leadership|

I Hold Myself Accountable. How About You?

Accountability.*  It's something  in which I believe very strongly, one of my core values. I expect to hold myself accountable and I expect others with whom I have a relationship to reciprocate. Mutual accountability is the key to building trust, personally and professionally. I don't think I'm overstating the case [...]

2020-12-31T21:15:13+00:00Lean Leadership|

13 Great Leadership Quotes from 2020

“We have customers to serve and we can’t frickin do that if nobody is here. I like competitors that are still sitting at home. They’ll miss the trains when they go by.”  David Farr, CEO, Emerson Electric “Everything is fubar.” Jamie Dimon, CEO, JPMorgan, commenting on the COVID economy. Mark [...]

2021-01-01T12:40:25+00:00Lean Leadership|

10-Year Anniversary of Simple Excellence: Organizing & Aligning the Management Team In A Lean Transformation

Why "Simple Excellence?" Today more than ever, to help today's leaders figure out how to more effectively organize and align themselves and their management teams to create sustainable Operational Excellence in their spheres of influence. It was 10 years ago this month that we published Simple Excellence: Organizing and Aligning [...]

Lean Thinkers Are Also Deep Thinkers

  Problem identification and problem solving require very focused and specific thinking. The strongest Lean leaders start with extensive observation and then engage in deep thought in their effort to engage with the current state, examine the issues, postulate ways in which they might address those issues, and then, of [...]

VP Operations – Lean – Private Equity – Bristol, VA

We're conducting an executive search for a new Vice President, Operations at Bristol Compressors International LLC. With customers like Carrier, Johnson Controls, Scotsman, Manitowoc and many others around the globe, Bristol is one of best-known and highest quality manufacturers of commercial and residential HVAC compressors. We’re recruiting a VP Operations who [...]

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