10 Leadership Lessons from Coaching Ice Hockey for the Workplace
- Leadership
- February 18, 2026

Unsplash Where do effective leaders find inspiration? From their role models? From public figures? From self-help books? Well, you may be surprised to learn that effective leaders have a source of inspiration that is far closer to home: their younger selves. Effective leaders know how to use their previous experience and personal journey to create
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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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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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Great things in business are never done by one person. They are done by a team of people. So, it is important that a workplace is filled with and driven by employees with a positive attitude to ensure excellence. However, it can get difficult to keep everyone happy, always. So, how do you fix broken
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I was recently asked if employees are more accepting of change and improvements when they have a leader who is being a servant leader. I’ll share my thoughts here. Servant leadership is about inspiring people to do noble work that calls forth the very best they have to offer. They see their responsibility as a
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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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