Five Leadership Lessons We Can Learn from Memorial Day
- Leadership
- May 25, 2026

Paul Akers has written several books on how he has applied Lean thinking in business and at home. In his 4th book Lean Life, he applies the key “Lean” business elements he discussed in 2 Second Lean to our personal lives and relationships. It’s the simple and practical shop floor wisdom of stopping our personal
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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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Happiness does have a significant impact on the productivity of your employees. It’s not just an empty claim. Science says so. In collaboration with British Telecom, Oxford University’s Saïd School of Business researched the influence of happiness on productivity in employees. The researchers have found that when employees felt happier, they did their work faster,
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For decades, leaders relied on the Carrot and Stick Motivation Theory — rewarding performance and punishing non-performance. While this method may drive short-term compliance, modern research shows it does not create sustainable engagement or high performance. Today, organizations must rethink how to Motivate Employees Effectively by focusing on deeper psychological drivers rather than simple rewards
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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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Nobody enjoys failing. Fear of failure can be so strong that avoiding failure eclipses the motivation to succeed. Insecurity about doing things incorrectly causes many people to unconsciously sabotage their chances for success. Fear of failure is the intense worry you experience when you imagine all the horrible things that could happen if you failed
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