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Teach Them How To Fish 0
- Development/Training, Leadership, Respect For People
- April 21, 2025
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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Avoiding the Pitfalls of Micromanagement with the Power of Trust 0
- Leadership, Respect For People
- April 9, 2025
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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6 Strategies to Coach Your Employees to Succeed 0
- Leadership, Respect For People
- April 2, 2025
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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3 Ways to Give Thanks on Thanksgiving (or Any Time)0
- Respect For People
- November 25, 2024
Ah, November. The leaves are falling, the weather is chilly, and the smell of pumpkin spice permeates the air. While you’re probably making plans to celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends, there’s one group of people you may be forgetting—your employees. Thanksgiving is the perfect time to express your gratitude to those around you. Making
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Respect for People – Not an Optional Principle for Successful Lean Companies 0
- Respect For People
- March 25, 2024
Respect for People is one of the most overlooked principles of Lean. Respect for people means developing employees’ latent skills in both on the job and off the job training. It is easy to invest money in new technology, software, or equipment. It takes time, effort, and planning to invest in employee skills development. Without
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Lean Quote: Employee Appreciation Day 0
- Lean Quote, Respect For People
- March 1, 2024
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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