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Leading and The Power of Starting Something Stupid

Mike Henry — Sat, 25 May 2013 18:47:41 +0000

Have you ever had a wild idea? Have you ever ventured out on something everyone else you knew thought was a crazy idea? Do you remember the phrase, “crazy like a fox”? I believe you have had many wild ideas. Some you simply discarded as irrational whether they were or not. Many simply faded into [...]

Lean Blossoms: The U.S. Pioneer of Lean Spreads the Knowledge

John Bernard — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:35:59 +0000

Posted in Workplace Issues

http://www.massingenuity.com/2013/04/23/lean-blossoms-the-u-s-pioneer-of-lean-spreads-the-knowledge/

(This is the fourth in a 12-part series on the origins of Lean in the U.S. and my role as one of its pioneers.) By 1984 Omark was gaining wide recognition as one of the best companies in America. The company was featured in what I believe was the first book written in the U.S. [...]

Stop Second-Guessing Yourself

Georgia Feiste — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:16:13 +0000

Posted in Light Your World Self Leadership

Thought: Everyone makes mistakes or acts selfishly occasionally, yet by and large, you can trust someone you view as dependable – and that includes you. Thought: Your word can create the most beautiful dream, or your word can destroy everything around you. Impeccability of the word only creates beauty, love, and heaven on earth. Two [...]

In Collaboration We Trust

Jon Mertz — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:32:31 +0000

Posted in Team Dynamics

http://www.thindifference.com/2013/04/24/in-collaboration-we-trust/

Collaboration is the new way to work. Walls are being removed and collaboration points are being designed into workplaces. Though collaboration isn’t new, it is being revived. In a world of extreme connectedness, collaboration is rising as a strategic and practical way to gain a competitive advantage. At the core of collaboration is trust. Without [...]

5 “Spring Cleaning Tips” for Business Leaders

Piera Palazzolo — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:24:04 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

With spring well underway, many people have started their annual home spring cleaning ritual. Have you ever thought about doing a spring cleaning for your business? Spring is a great time for business leaders to examine routines, learn from past mistakes, and make improvements to create a more productive and successful company. Clean out your [...]

Disaster… What Will You Do?

Page Cole — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:30:22 +0000

Posted in Light Your World Uncategorized

It was the worst case of déjà vu ever. A massive and fierce tornado bearing down on city of over a million people. We were here as a state, in this same city, only 14 short years ago. Could this really be happening again? And still the tornado came to Moore, Oklahoma. In the wake [...]

Willing to Exchange Our Lives for Your Freedom (Part 2)

Chery Gegelman — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:31 +0000

Posted in Community Involvement Light Your World Self Leadership

Have you ever considered this…? “A Veteran, whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America, for an amount up to and including his or her own life.“ Unknown Did you know that many studies [...]

Innovation: a Case for Entitlement (really!)

Deborah Mills-Scofield — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:17 +0000

Posted in Light Your World

http://www.innovationexcellence.com/blog/2013/05/13/innovation-a-case-for-entitlement-really/

Isn’t it amazing how we complain about our federal government’s lack of guts to do anything about the entitlements and yet we do nothing about it in our own organizations. Have you looked at your own organization lately? I’ve looked at a bunch of them – and the sense of entitlement, the ‘right’ to not [...]

Why Your Employee Survey Is a Waste of Time

David M. Dye — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:21:54 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development Workplace Issues

Imagine 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 provider and this…this was her ultimate response to the last round of employee surveys designed to improve morale and motivation. What’s worse, her [...]

The gift of our leadership is the gift of our callings

Tal Shnall — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:15:26 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

The leaders of tomorrow will embark on a self-discovery journey. They will listen to and act on their callings to fulfill the lives of others. We all share an innate drive for meaning, guidance and purpose. We want to lead significant lives that matter and worth remembering. Lives that can make a memorable difference, lives [...]