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29 Years at New Hampshire: What NASCAR Has Taught Me About Continuous Improvement 0
- Lean in Practice, Sharing Best Practices
- August 19, 2026
For nearly three decades, one of my favorite summer traditions has been attending the NASCAR race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Since 1997, I’ve made the trip to Loudon, New Hampshire almost every year, missing only two races along the way. Over those years, I’ve watched the sport evolve dramatically. The cars have changed. The
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Stop Trying to Motivate Your Team — Fix the System Instead 0
- Leadership
- August 17, 2026
When performance dips after a disruption—whether it’s a holiday break, organizational change, or shifting priorities—many leaders instinctively reach for motivation. Pep talks, incentives, and renewed pressure often follow. But what if motivation isn’t the problem? As leadership expert Anne Grady suggests, high-performing teams don’t need to be “motivated” back into action. They need clarity, alignment,
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Lean Quote: Benchmarking for Excellence – Raising the Bar in Lean Manufacturing 0
- Leadership, Lean Quote
- August 14, 2026
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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The Leader Who Asks Better Questions 0
- Leadership
- August 12, 2026
Today, let’s focus on one of the most underutilized leadership skills in Lean: questioning. To explore it, we’ll go back over 2,500 years to a man who never ran a company, never held a title, and never wrote a book—yet transformed how the world thinks. Socrates. What does an ancient philosopher have to do with
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Book Review: Who Leads When AI Thinks? — Leadership, Judgment, and the Art of Problem Framing 0
- Book Review
- August 10, 2026
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday business decision-making. From data analysis and forecasting to content creation and problem solving, leaders are increasingly being asked to determine how AI should fit into their organizations. While many books focus on the capabilities of AI, Adrian Wolfberg’s Who Leads When AI Thinks? takes a different
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Lean Quote: Continuous Improvement Mindset – Why Nothing Is Ever Finished 0
- Lean Basics, Lean Quote
- August 7, 2026
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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