Things can go wrong without the right team in place I recently read an article that was attempting to explain the cost overrun experienced by a hospital during the launch of their new EMR. The article was clear on what caused the overrun but failed to communicate why the decision […]
Management
Negotiation Strategy Vs Tactics
I have spent over twenty-five years now studying, practicing, and teaching martial arts. This includes time spent in the United States Army and living in Japan and Korea studying martial arts there. Two important concepts that I have studied, taught, and written about in a martial or military format are […]
What is the Kaizen Promotion Office?
Lean and Six Sigma methodologies have developed to the stage where, in many companies, they have been combined into some sort of operations excellence function, usually headed up by a manager, director, or vice president. There is often a small staff of experts in lean (Lean Sensei, Lean Black Belt/Green […]
Lists – To Do or Not To Do
What’s your perception of people who make “To Do” lists? Are you full of admiration for such an organised approach to life? Do you sigh and wish you could be like them? Or, do you shudder at the idea of running your life in such a timetabled fashion? What sort […]
Three Leadership Essentials
Chan Master Fuchan Yuan wrote, “There are three essentials to leadership: humility, clarity and courage.” After more than three decades of consulting to and training over one thousand leaders of a variety of different type and sized organizations, I could probably count on one hand (and still have some fingers […]
Organizational Training Programs
Training programs are designed to create an environment within the organization that fosters the life-long learning of job related skills. Training is a key element to improving the overall effectiveness of the organization whether it’s basic skills to perform the job or advanced skills to improve current abilities. Training enables […]
Suggestions for Developing an Anti-Bullying Culture in the Workplace
This paper provides three significant but interrelated factors toward the development of an anti-bullying culture in a formal or bureaucratic organization. It suggests that legislative reform, via education, mediation and restoration or restorative justice, once instituted can go a long way toward reducing the occurrence of workplace bullying. However, legislative […]
Are You Being Taken For Granted?
We are all taken for granted once in a while. And sometimes we don’t even mind it, if it is done by someone whom we love and is really close to us. But if it is a regular thing that keeps on repeating itself, it surly hurts and irritates. This […]