Why Most Gemba Walks Fail
- Leadership
- May 13, 2026

Memorial Day is the day we remember those who paid the greatest price for our freedom. It is honoring to pause and reflect on those who gave what they could never take back. These are the heroes whose sacrifices we cannot fully comprehend for most of us will never be called upon to give so
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Around 83% of companies acknowledge the importance of leadership in their organization. Now, that is a pretty high percentage! It means that almost all countries across the globe know the relevance of leadership in organizational success. But knowing is one thing, and implementing is another. Most companies are unsuccessful in developing compelling leaders in their organizations. It
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We’ve all worked for bad managers, and most of us can remember how it made us feel. Some of us have even left a role or the organization itself as a result of bad management. In fact, studies show that “seven in 10 U.S. workers say they would leave a job if they had a
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There’s an old saying, usually attributed to Confucius, that goes something like “Give a man a fish, and you’ll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you’ve fed him for a lifetime.” There’s an important life lesson in that simple statement. Some people translate it conceptually into something like “Education is
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Micromanagement: Everyone knows the term. Micromanaging is a method of management in which an individual closely observes or controls the work of an employee. In comparison to simply giving general direction, the micromanager monitors and evaluates every stage in a process, from beginning to end. This behavior negatively affects efficiency, creativity, trust, communication, problem-solving, and
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Coaching is a difficult skill for many leaders to acquire. It’s vague and slow. Leaders tend to want to move quickly toward defined goals, reach those goals, and immediately move on to the next set of goals. Coaching is frustratingly elusive to understand and seemingly convoluted in the doing; it is much easier to direct
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