The last line of this sign is good advice for a hotel fitness center, which may have guests who do not exercise on a regular basis. If they are unfamiliar with how their body will react to the stress of physical exertion, they may push too far, causing injury or death. Yet as any fitness […]
Conquering Variability – a Key to Lean in Project Work (Part 1)
I love introducing lean thinking to people for the first time. It’s the reason I speak at a lot of conferences, teach a course at the University of Minnesota, and teach an Intro to Lean Construction workshop every year at the LCI congress. It’s so personally rewarding if I can help the “light come on” […]
Knowledge is Not Capability
The feline in the photo is my daughter’s cat. The cat is reaching for the door knob because she has learned through observation that humans in house can open doors by doing something to that knob. But when she places her paws on either side of the knob nothing happens. Her paws cannot grasp the […]
A Network of Commitments is Not Enough
What is the difference between a promise and a commitment? According to the Oxford dictionary, the definition of a promise is a declaration or assurance that one will, or not, make a particular thing happen. In the domain of Language Action, a promise is one of the speech acts. A commitment is being dedicated to […]
The Economic Case for Cultivating a Legacy of Transformational Growth in Your Organization
The desire to be part of a great organization that makes an important and meaningful impact on the world is not limited to organizational leaders. Making an impact, and doing so as part of a team, is a human need that when tapped brings great energy to an organization. A fundamental challenge for leaders that […]