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Posted in Leadership DevelopmentWorkplace IssuesImagine Their Surprise “The whole department has quietly agreed never to mark anything but good scores on the damn thing!” I was talking with Joan, an employee of a large medical service pro...

Posted in Workplace Issues(This is the third in a 12-part Series on the Origins of Lean in the U.S.) To get the Omark revolution underway, in early 1982 we bought the first 500 copies of Shigeo Shingo’s A Study of the Toyota Production System that...

Posted in Team DynamicsWorkplace Issueshttp://randomactsofleadership.com/how-to-get-past-conversational-smoke-and-mirrors/Have you ever been frustrated by a conversation (or a series of them!) that seems to go nowhere no matter how hard you try? Prog...

Posted in Career DevelopmentLeadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipWorkplace IssuesIf you ever feel "working mother guilt," this post is for you. No matter how flexible your job, conflicts inevitably arise. A child gets sick on the d...

Posted in Workplace Issueshttp://www.massingenuity.com/2013/04/09/leans-u-s-origins-the-seed-of-change-is-planted/(This is the second in a 12-part Series on the Origins of Lean in the U.S.) “Go find the best management practices in the world!” Th...

  Jamie Munson gives three ways to respond to the authorities you might find yourself under at work. How do you treat your boss? What does submission look like for you at work?  There are three options for responding to authority, Christian...

Posted in Leadership DevelopmentWorkplace Issueshttp://www.massingenuity.com/2013/04/02/the-tour-that-inspired-the-lean-movement-in-the-united-states/(This is the first in a 12-part Series on the Origins of Lean in the U.S. and my role as one of its...

Posted in Career DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipWorkplace Issueshttp://mills-scofield.com/blog/2013/3/25/its-time-we-develop-a-new-relationship-with-work.htmlHave you ever noticed how when someone tells us how they’ve been real...

Posted in Leadership DevelopmentTeam DynamicsWorkplace Issues5 Ways to Prevent Your Employees from Turning into the Walking Dead Zombies are in vogue right now.  I confess I’m a fan of TV show The Walking Dead.  I turn my head away at the zombie...

Posted in Leadership CoachingWorkplace IssuesA few months ago, my former colleague @RichieEtwaru Group Vice President, Clouding and Digital Innovation at Cegedim Relationship Management shared his idea Human as a Service (HuaaS).    For more infor...

Posted in Self LeadershipWorkplace Issueshttp://Déjà Vu All Over Again I sat across from the Executive Vice President and made my case… I suggested the company change the way it handled a specific process and made my five part case why it was a...

Posted in Change ManagementLeadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentWorkplace Issueshttp://www.massingenuity.com/2012/12/10/seeing-is-controlling/Unless we make the process of managing our enterprise visible, we cannot hope to have any control over i...

Personal injury lawyers represent persons who’re injured psychologically or physically due to a different individual’s carelessness. These lawyers are well knowledgeable about the laws which govern injury to an individual, damages to some...

Entry #2153, March 29, 2013 A clean and tidy home office increases your capabilities and inspires you to be productive during your work day. In fact, a dirty and messy office environment is sure to appall anybody. So, spring is probably the best time...

Posted in Career DevelopmentLeadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipTeam DynamicsValue CreationWorkplace IssuesWhen employees come to speak with you, do you put everything down, turn off your phone, and feel truly eager to hear their...

Posted in Change ManagementLeadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentLight Your WorldSelf LeadershipTeam DynamicsWorkplace IssuesLast year at the State Fair I saw a vendor selling rocks. These weren’t just any rocks. You could heat them up, put them...

Posted in Leadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentWorkplace IssuesNo nation in the history of the world has paid greater respect for the value of the individual voice than the United States. Moving into the 2012 holiday season, following an incredib...

Posted in Leadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentWorkplace IssuesI finished a training series recently.  On the evaluation forms I suggested a variety of topics that we could do next.  Among topics like Managing Stress and Managing Change, I adde...

After the arduous task of finding a job the next biggest thing is keeping it. Losing a job can be easier than getting one. Besides company downsizing, most people get themselves terminated from their employer. With the economy being like it is work n...

After the arduous task of finding a job the next biggest thing is keeping it. Losing a job can be easier than getting one. Besides company downsizing, most people get themselves terminated from their employer. With the economy being like it is work n...