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Disruptive Innovation Vs Continuous Improvement
This blog post comes as some reaction to a quote of Oren Harari by Alexander Kluge (the business consultant, not … More
The Big Short : anticipating the unthinkable from the gemba
Just saw the movie The Big Short. Exciting cast, great actors, great plot, lively editing and a very clever and … More
Lean and Green : Interview With Kelly Singer
One of the emerging topics around Lean in the last few years has been Green. A pillar of the 21st … More
Cracking the Talent Code with Daniel Coyle and John Wooden
Don’t look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement, one day at a time. That’s the only way … More
#FutureOfWork : Let’s talk about #PresentOfWork
“Books about the future of work make the same mistake : they fail to look back at the history of … More
Thinking : the missing link in the work value chain
I have been working for about 30 years and my personal objective has always been to create more value and … More
Lean Thinking for the Digital Enterprise – interview with Dan Jones
Daniel T. Jones has contributed to arguably some of the most important management books of the last 30 years. In … More
Three reasons why Lean will save your job
(Version française) Workers of the 21st century western world, unite ! The 1973 oil crisis has been a key moment. … More
Agile is Dead – Long Live Lean
This is a rather technical, yet strongly recommended talk by Dave Thomas in the goto; conference (love that name). Refer … More
Hiring Vs Developing Smart Creatives
When we contrast the traditional knowledge worker with the engineers and other talented people who have surrounded us at Google … More
Sunday Quote – Sherry Turkle
Overwhelmed by the pace that technology makes possible, we think about how new, more efficient technologies might help dig us … More
Myths of the 21st century organization and the sad truth about enterprise collaboration
There have been 2 milestones in my story with online collaboration tools. First, at the turn of the century, these … More
Sunday Quote : Alvin Toffler
“The Illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, … More
Sunday Quote Eleanor Roosevelt
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people. An interesting quote. I don’t fully share the … More