North American Auto Leadership Needs Major Retooling
With the auto sector loan package dominating the news, Canada AM (Canada’s major national morning current events show) called me for an interview on what’s needed to turn things around in this critical...
View Article“Liquid Lunch” Discussion Now Available to View Online
On February 20 I had a liquid lunch! No, I wasn’t drinking. That’s the name of a live Internet radio show produced by ThatRadio.com show that I participated in. Here’s some of what we covered in the...
View ArticleDoing Good is Good for Business and How We Do Anything Means Everything
What does Toyota’s ongoing recall problems and Tiger Woods’ infidelities have in common? They’re both a great source of material for comedians and late night TV. They are also very expensive, make...
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Lasting Organizational Change Balances Doing and Being
A three decades long trail of failed organizational change efforts stretches back to include excellence, customer focus/service, total quality management, continuous improvement, team building,...
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Toyota Under Fire: Leadership Lessons on Turning Crisis Into Opportunity
During my e-mail exchanges with Jeff Liker we agreed on the critical role leadership and culture play in boosting or blocking major organizational change and improvement efforts (“Lasting...
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Key Leadership Responses Needed During These Topsy-Turvy Times
As we roll into the central month of spring we can look back at turbulent times so far this year. Many headlines have focused on natural disasters, riots and war, political conflict, and economic...
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Our Dell Dance to the ‘Bureaucratic Boogie’ Highlights a Common Service...
The CLEMMER Group has been purchasing our computer equipment from Dell since we began in 1994. We like their technology, customizing equipment to our needs, value, and next day onsite service. That may...
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RIM/Blackberry is at a Critical Leadership Crossroad
These “dog days of summer” are hot and tense times here in our community of Waterloo Region for our biggest local employer and benefactor, Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM). The company is a...
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Unconscious and Underlying Beliefs Undermine Culture Change Efforts
Culture change continues to be a hot topic because it’s vital to successfully implementing change and improvement efforts. It’s one of the key factors in the 50 – 70% failure rate for programs to...
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Leadership and Culture Development is Critical to Lean/Six Sigma Success
Lean/Six Sigma was brought into more popular use with the Total Quality Management/Continuous Quality Improvement movements over two decades ago (you can read some of the roots of approach in this...
View ArticleNorth American Auto Leadership Needs Major Retooling
With the auto sector loan package dominating the news, Canada AM (Canada’s major national morning current events show) called me for an interview on what’s needed to turn things around in this critical...
View Article“Liquid Lunch” Discussion Now Available to View Online
On February 20 I had a liquid lunch! No, I wasn’t drinking. That’s the name of a live Internet radio show produced by ThatRadio.com show that I participated in. Here’s some of what we covered in the...
View ArticleDoing Good is Good for Business and How We Do Anything Means Everything
What does Toyota’s ongoing recall problems and Tiger Woods’ infidelities have in common? They’re both a great source of material for comedians and late night TV. They are also very expensive, make...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lasting Organizational Change Balances Doing and Being
A three decades long trail of failed organizational change efforts stretches back to include excellence, customer focus/service, total quality management, continuous improvement, team building,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Toyota Under Fire: Leadership Lessons on Turning Crisis Into Opportunity
During my e-mail exchanges with Jeff Liker we agreed on the critical role leadership and culture play in boosting or blocking major organizational change and improvement efforts (“Lasting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Key Leadership Responses Needed During These Topsy-Turvy Times
As we roll into the central month of spring we can look back at turbulent times so far this year. Many headlines have focused on natural disasters, riots and war, political conflict, and economic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our Dell Dance to the ‘Bureaucratic Boogie’ Highlights a Common Service...
The CLEMMER Group has been purchasing our computer equipment from Dell since we began in 1994. We like their technology, customizing equipment to our needs, value, and next day onsite service. That may...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RIM/Blackberry is at a Critical Leadership Crossroad
These “dog days of summer” are hot and tense times here in our community of Waterloo Region for our biggest local employer and benefactor, Blackberry-maker Research in Motion (RIM). The company is a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unconscious and Underlying Beliefs Undermine Culture Change Efforts
Culture change continues to be a hot topic because it’s vital to successfully implementing change and improvement efforts. It’s one of the key factors in the 50 – 70% failure rate for programs to...
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