We’re surrounded and buffeted by all types of disruption. Until recently, customers bullied suppliers, employers bullied employees, and companies made few exceptions to the rules …
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Escaping Disruption
Category Archives: General-Business
It’s Never Too Late for the Basics
Boring. Entry level. But rarely done well. Quit looking for silver bullets, at least until your organization has mastered executing the basics every single day. …
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The One Thing Stopping You!
While 2020 and 2021 tossed us all around with unexpected changes, 2022 may well offer much the same. But none of us can afford to …
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Heijunka is For Thinking Too
This week between Christmas and New Year is commonly wasted by US manufacturers. I get the holiday spirit, and that people need to relax and …
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You’re Already Behind!
The end of the calendar year is just that. Nothing more, nothing less. We behave as if the turning of the calendar page marks a …
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Micromanage Vs. Disciplined Follow Up
No one wants to be micromanaged, and no leader wants to be called a micromanager. But if leaders are not following up with their teams …
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Does Your Job Matter?
Is the time you sell to your employer time well spent? If it puts food on the table, shelter over your head, and clothes on …
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Cognitive Dissonance Cripples Manufacturers
If ambiguity is a major problem within your manufacturing organization your leadership likely demonstrates cognitive dissonance with regularity. Hypocrisy at its most obvious, cognitive dissonance …
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Your Energy Crisis
Energy around the world is now expensive and in many places unavailable. The transition from carbon-based to renewables is coming, and brings with it complexities …
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Manufacturing Metamorphosis Imperative
To endure a manufacturing business must continually metamorphose into an organization delivering increasing value to all of its constituents. Why? Because the competition is not …
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