Starting is scary – we’re afraid to get it wrong. And we let our fear block us from starting. And that’s strange, because there’s never certainty on the right way because every situation is different. Fact is, you will be wrong, it’s just a matter of how wrong. But even......
Things aren’t impossible on their own, our thinking makes them so. Impossible is not about the thing itself, it’s a statement about our state of mind. When we say impossible, we really say we lack confidence to try. When we say impossible, we really say we are too afraid to......
We don’t know the question, but the answer is innovation. And with innovation it’s more, more, more. Whether it’s more with less, or a lot more with a little more, it’s always more. It’s bigger, faster, stronger, or bust. It’s an enhancement of what is, or an extrapolation of what......
As a subject matter expert (SME), you have more power than you think, and certainly more than you demonstrate. As an SME, you have special knowledge. Looking back, you know what worked, what didn’t, and why; looking forward, you know what should work, what shouldn’t, and why. There’s power in......
Some ideas are so powerful they change you. More precisely, some ideas are so powerful you change your beliefs to fit them. These powerful ideas come in two strains: those that already align with your beliefs and those that contradict. The first strain works subtly. While you think on the......
Lean has rolled through our factories and generated profits at every turn. Now it’s time to get serious about savings and realize the next level of savings. Companies are pushing lean into the back office, but that won’t get it done. The savings will be good, but not great. After......
If the rule makes things take too long, do you follow it or shortcut it? If the reason for the rule is no longer, do you follow it or declare it unreasonable? If you don’t understand the rule do you work to understand it, or conveniently trespass? If you don’t......
We’ve mapped failure to the wrong words. And this mis-mapping is so strong and deep that un-mapping seems unlikely. I propose failure, as a word, be scratched from the dictionary. Failure is learning in the form of experiments (including the thought kind) with outcomes different than theorized, where the outcomes......
Whether it’s a top-down initiative or a bottom-up revolution, your choice will make or break it. When you have the inspiration for a bottom-up revolution, you must be brave enough to engage your curiosity without self-dismissing. You’ll feel the automatic urge to self-reject – that will never work, too crazy,......
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