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Leadership Lessons From Walt Disney – Part 2 0
- Leadership
- August 13, 2014
While I am on vacation at Disney World I a sharing some leadership lessons from Walt Disney himself. To continue from the previous post on Leadership Lessons from Disney we will discuss another 6 lessons. #7 Explore, Probe, And Know What Is Going On In Your Organization… And Act Upon The Information! Leaders cannot make the
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Leadership Lesson From Walt Disney – Part 1 0
- Leadership
- August 11, 2014
For the next two weeks I will be taking some time off with my family rejuvenating. We are vacationing in Disney with our 3 young kids. I am always amazed by the visionary and frankly Lean-like thinking of Walt Disney. To that end I would like to share some leadership lessons from Disney that we can
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Lean Quote: The Truths of Failure 0
- Lean Quote
- August 8, 2014
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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Daily Lean Tips Edition #66 (991-1005)0
- Lean Tips
- August 6, 2014
For my Facebook fans you already know about this great feature. But for those of you that are not connected to A Lean Journey on Facebook or Twitter I post daily a feature I call Lean Tips. It is meant to be advice, things I learned from experience, and some knowledge tidbits about Lean to
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Change Leadership Requires Courage and Commitment 0
- Change Management, Leadership
- August 4, 2014
Change is difficult. It takes courage and commitment. Courage means trusting yourself to overcome your fears and doing what you are afraid to do. Courage increases conviction and inspires others to confront their fears. Being committed is about being clear on your objectives and being clear on what it will take to achieve them. It
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Lean Quote: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable 0
- Lean Quote
- August 1, 2014
On Fridays I will post a Lean related Quote. Throughout our lifetimes many people touch our lives and leave us with words of wisdom. These can both be a source of new learning and also a point to pause and reflect upon lessons we have learned. Within Lean active learning is an important aspect on
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