Masturbation Can Lead to Better Decisions

Jack Prot

Men have to make so many decisions every day, from the minuscule (boxers or briefs?) to the mammoth (which house to put a bid on?). Given the impact that some choices may have on their lives – and the lives of their loved ones – many guys which they had […]

One Bad Decision Can Cost a Hospital Millions

Jack Prot

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 […]

Negotiation Strategy Vs Tactics

Jack Prot

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?

Jack Prot

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

Jack Prot

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

Jack Prot

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 […]

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