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Getting Up Again: Lessons from Skateboarding 0
- In the News
- October 8, 2014
Rodney Mullen is widely considered to be the most influential skateboarder in skateboarding history. He shares with humility and passion how the constant search for improvement has led to outstanding innovations and how we can all learn from lessons of great skateboarders. You may not think that skateboarding and success have much in common, but
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Jim Carrey on Fear, Failure, and Doing What You Love 0
- In the News, Leadership
- August 25, 2014
In a recent commencement address at the Maharishi University of Management, actor and comedian Jim Carrey spoke about failure, fear, and why you should pursue something that you love. Fear of unknown, consequent failure and complacency are some of the major reasons for resisting change. There are some people out there who have no fear
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Keep Calm and Let the Quality Manager Handle It 0
- In the News, Quality
- June 25, 2014
Yeah, that will work. While a creative idea in the “Keep Calm” series and probably something many of experience this is completely the wrong idea. Quality is not something we can rely on a single person or group to perform. We cannot add it at the end of the line or inspect it into the
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The Role of the Lean Sensei 0
- In the News, Lean Management
- May 12, 2014
Last week on The Lean Edge authors were asked about the role of a sensei: What is your experience of working with sensei, and what advice should we give executives seeking to learn lean deeply regarding senseis? It is a very good question so I wanted to share my thoughts on the matter. Lean manufacturing
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Lean Leadership Lessons From The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics 0
- In the News, Lean Management
- February 19, 2014
Like millions of others from around the globe I have been glued to the TV watching the winter Olympics from Sochi. Once again the eyes of the world are on its best and brightest athletes as they attempt to push the human body to new limits, and remind us that our best human qualities —
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MFG Day Dispels Common Manufacturing Misconceptions 0
- In the News
- September 16, 2013
The second annual MFG Day event, is just around the corner. Scheduled for October 4, 2013, the event aims to address common misconceptions about manufacturing through coordinated open houses across the United States. MFG Day is designed to address the skilled labor shortage and connect with future generations while simultaneously improving the public image of
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